U.S. Air Force F-35s Ready For First Overseas Deployment
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Credit: Todd Cromar/U.S. Air Force
Fifteen years after the Pentagon awarded Lockheed Martin the initial contract to build the F-35 Joint Strike Fighter, the U.S. Air Force’s first operational F-35A squadron is preparing for its first overseas deployment. The “Rude Rams” 34th Fighter Sqdn. here at Hill AFB, Utah, is gearing up to...
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