Bamboo Eagle, Red Flag exercises reinforce Mission Ready Airman training in 388th Fighter Wing
Maintainers from the 421st Fighter Generation Squadron are gaining valuable training and experience while they are deployed to provide F-35A Lightning II sorties for Bamboo Eagle 25-1.
Bamboo Eagle 25-1 strengthens F-35 pilots’ skills
Pilots from the 388th Fighter Wing’s 421st Fighter Squadron, flying the F-35A Lightning II in Bamboo Eagle 25-1, are gaining vital experience with every sortie.
388th Fighter Wing participates in Bamboo Eagle 25-1
Airmen from the 388th and 419th Fighter Wings at Hill Air Force Base deployed to Naval Air Station North Island over the weekend with a number of F-35A Lightning as part of Bamboo Eagle 25-1.
Newest F-35A squadron brings fifth-generation capabilities to Red Flag
The exercise, which takes place from Jan. 27-Feb. 15, is meant to give at least 10 combat-representative sorties to younger pilots to better prepare them for real combat against very capable adversaries. The 421st Fighter Squadron is the most recent sq…
F-35A Lightning II standup complete at Hill AFB’s 388th, 419th Fighter Wings
Hill AFB’s fighter wings have achieved full warfighting capability.
F-35A stealth brings flexibility to battlespace
Stealth isn’t new in the Air Force; but, stealth combined with the multirole capabilities of the F-35A Lightning II is proving to be a game changer in the Nevada desert.
