Pilots show off F-35A to newbies

SHEPPARD AFB, Texas – The Air Force has bolstered its aerial fighting capabilities with the likes of the F-35A Lightning II. Combat pilots from Eglin Air Force Base, Fla., made a stopover here on Jan. 11 to give students of the 80th Flying Training Wing’s Euro-NATO Joint Jet Pilot Training program and up-close look at the sleek Joint Strike Fighter and to talk about its unique features, and how the AF is deploying it now and for the future. The pilots are on a five-day tour and additional stops at Laughlin AFB, Texas; Vance AFB, Okla.; and Columbus AFB, Miss. (Source: 82nd Training Wing 01/16/19)