Eielson Completes F-35 Beddown, Marine Squadron Reaches FOC

USAF F-35As over Alaska
Credit: U.S. Air Force
The U.S. Air Force’s first F-35A wing in the Pacific reached its full complement of aircraft this week, as the second U.S. Marine Corps F-35B squadron reached full operational capability (FOC) in Japan. The last of 54 permanently assigned F-35As arrived at Eielson AFB, Alaska, in April, and the base...
Brian Everstine

Brian Everstine is the Pentagon Editor for Aviation Week, based in Washington, D.C. Before joining Aviation Week in August 2021, he covered the Pentagon for Air Force Magazine. Brian began covering defense aviation in 2011 as a reporter for Military Times.

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