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  • 58th maintainers create new F-35 toolbox

    The 58th Aircraft Maintenance Unit's Support Section put into service a new toolbox specifically used for tire and brake changes in yet another example of the continuous improvements happening with the F-35 Lightning II program at the 33rd Fighter Wing.According to Master Sgt. Michael Chavez, 58th

  • 53rd Wing accepts delivery of F-35 with ceremony

    In the Thunderbird Hangar filled to capacity, Maj. Gen. Jeffrey Lofgren, U.S. Air Force Warfare Center commander, formally accepted delivery of three F-35A Lightning IIs March 19.The aircraft will be assigned to the 422nd Test and Evaluation Squadron where they will undergo operational

  • First international student-pilot flies F-35

    The first international student aviator at the 33rd Fighter Wing, training to be an F-35B Lightning II instructor pilot, completed his first sortie in the joint strike fighter here March 19.United Kingdom Royal Air Force Squadron Leader Frankie Buchler flew with Marine Fighter Attack Training

  • F-35 production on track

    The F-35 Lightning II joint strike fighter program is a different program than it was four years ago, the F-35 program executive officer said here March 12.In a speech at the McAleese/Credit Suisse Defense Programs Conference at the Newseum, Lt. Gen. Christopher C. Bogdan told attendees that he and

  • Nellis pilot first reservist to fly F-35

    A reservist from the 706th Fighter Squadron here recently became the first to fly the F-35 Lightning II, Air Force's newest aircraft.Maj. Joseph Scholtz is an operational test pilot integrated into the active duty Air Force's 422nd Test and Evaluation Squadron, and currently Nellis AFB's only

  • 31st TES begins F-35 operational testing

    Edwards entered a new phase of testing on the F-35 Lightning II program with the arrival March 6 of the first two operational test aircraft.Team members from the 53rd Wing's 31st Test and Evaluation Squadron, a tenant unit here, will determine how to best tactically operate the F-35A conventional

  • Maintainers go 'old school' for F-35 training day

    Maintainers from the 33rd Aircraft Maintenance Squadron went "old school" on the Air Force's most technically advanced fighter jet fighter during a training day March 4.The "old school" maintenance involved opening up an F-35 Lightning II to get some practical training for the technicians who are