9/1/2011 - Two more F-35A Lightning II joint strike fighters were delivered to Eglin with
33rd Fighter Wing piloted F-16s escorting the jets to their new home Aug. 31.
Labeled as AF-10 and AF-11 by Lockheed Martin, the JSFs bring the total count
of the fifth generation fighter aircraft here to four. The aircraft here are
used for JSF maintenance training until all certifications are complete. More
F-35s are scheduled to arrive at Eglin this year, including at least one short
takeoff/vertical landing (STOVL) variant, BF-6. (U.S. Air Force photo/Chrissy
Cuttita)
9/1/2011 - Two more F-35A Lightning II joint strike fighters were delivered to Eglin with 33rd Fighter Wing piloted F-16s escorting the jets to their new home Aug. 31. Labeled as AF-10 and AF-11 by Lockheed Martin, the JSFs bring the total count of the fifth generation fighter aircraft here to four. The aircraft here are used for JSF maintenance training until all certifications are complete. More F-35s are scheduled to arrive at Eglin this year, including at least one short takeoff/vertical landing (STOVL) variant, BF-6. (U.S. Air Force photo/Staff Sgt. Joely Santiago)
9/1/2011 - Another F-35A Lightning II joint strike fighter arrived at Eglin with a 33rd Fighter Wing piloted F-16 escorting the jet to their new home Aug. 31. It was one of two aircraft delivered to Eglin that day by Lockheed Martin, bringing the total count of the fifth generation fighter aircraft here to four. The jets here are used for JSF maintenance training until all certifications are complete. More F-35s are scheduled to arrive at Eglin this year, including at least one short takeoff/vertical landing (STOVL) variant, BF-6. (U.S. Air Force photo/Staff Sgt. Joely Santiago)
9/1/2011 - Two more F-35A Lightning II joint strike fighters were delivered to Eglin with 33rd Fighter Wing piloted F-16s escorting the jets to their new home Aug. 31. Labeled as AF-10 and AF-11 by Lockheed Martin, the JSFs bring the total count of the fifth generation fighter aircraft here to four. The aircraft here are used for JSF maintenance training until all certifications are complete. More F-35s are scheduled to arrive at Eglin this year, including at least one short takeoff/vertical landing (STOVL) variant, BF-6. (U.S. Air Force photo/Staff Sgt. Joely Santiago)
9/1/2011 - Senior Airman Arthur Verchot prepares an F-35 Lightning II cockpit for tow operations, part of his duties as one of the few trained in recovering the Air Force's newest aircraft at the 33rd Aircraft Maintenance Squadron. The aircraft his team recovered was for the fourth delivery of the joint strike fighter to the 33rd Fighter Wing. With the assistance of Lockheed Martin logistics support, two Air Force three-man recovery teams are currently trained to support aircraft arrival with an additional fourteen Airmen trained in towing the jet. (U.S. Air Force photo/Chrissy Cuttita)
