Post by swamprat on Feb 29, 2012 18:34:39 GMT -6
About 100 miles west of me. Can’t wait to see these bad boys out playing!
Air Force says limited flying can begin at Eglin
Posted 2/29/2012 3:06 AM ET
PENSACOLA, Fla. (AP) — The Air Force has cleared Eglin Air Force Base to begin limited flights of its six F-35 jets.
The Air Force issued a military flight release for the Joint Strike Fighters on Tuesday. The jets began arriving at the base last year, but the Air Force had issued a no-fly order for the base because of concerns equipment and safety.
A base spokeswoman said it is unknown when flights will begin.
The supersonic, stealth jet is the nation's most-advanced and most-expensive weapons program at $65 million to $100 million per plane. Eglin is home to pilot and maintainer training for the jet.
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Hundreds welcome F-35B to Eglin AFB
Feb. 24, 2012 - Today, the U.S. Marine Corps officially welcomed the latest fighter in its arsenal, the F-35B short takeoff/vertical landing variant, to Eglin Air Force Base, Fla.
More than 400 people attended the rollout ceremony hosted by the Assistant Commandant of the Marine Corps, Gen. Joseph F. Dunford, Jr., to get a close look at the transformative 5th Generation fighter jet.
"The capabilities offered in this jet are unmatched by anything in the world today and for years to come," Dunford told the crowd. "It is a capability vastly needed by the Marine Corps and one whose day is coming very soon."
U.S. Rep. Jeff Miller, the chairman of the House Committee on Veterans' Affairs; Lockheed Martin Chairman and Chief Executive Officer Bob Stevens; and Col. Arthur Tomassetti, vice commander of the 33d Fighter Wing, joined Gen. Dunford for the event. Each spoke highly of the F-35B.
The F-35B features an innovative propulsion system that enables it to hover, take off in fewer than 500 feet and land vertically - key capacities for expeditionary forces like the U.S. Marine Corps.
Air Force says limited flying can begin at Eglin
Posted 2/29/2012 3:06 AM ET
PENSACOLA, Fla. (AP) — The Air Force has cleared Eglin Air Force Base to begin limited flights of its six F-35 jets.
The Air Force issued a military flight release for the Joint Strike Fighters on Tuesday. The jets began arriving at the base last year, but the Air Force had issued a no-fly order for the base because of concerns equipment and safety.
A base spokeswoman said it is unknown when flights will begin.
The supersonic, stealth jet is the nation's most-advanced and most-expensive weapons program at $65 million to $100 million per plane. Eglin is home to pilot and maintainer training for the jet.
Copyright 2012 The Associated Press. All rights reserved. This material may not be published, broadcast, rewritten or redistributed.
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Hundreds welcome F-35B to Eglin AFB
Feb. 24, 2012 - Today, the U.S. Marine Corps officially welcomed the latest fighter in its arsenal, the F-35B short takeoff/vertical landing variant, to Eglin Air Force Base, Fla.
More than 400 people attended the rollout ceremony hosted by the Assistant Commandant of the Marine Corps, Gen. Joseph F. Dunford, Jr., to get a close look at the transformative 5th Generation fighter jet.
"The capabilities offered in this jet are unmatched by anything in the world today and for years to come," Dunford told the crowd. "It is a capability vastly needed by the Marine Corps and one whose day is coming very soon."
U.S. Rep. Jeff Miller, the chairman of the House Committee on Veterans' Affairs; Lockheed Martin Chairman and Chief Executive Officer Bob Stevens; and Col. Arthur Tomassetti, vice commander of the 33d Fighter Wing, joined Gen. Dunford for the event. Each spoke highly of the F-35B.
The F-35B features an innovative propulsion system that enables it to hover, take off in fewer than 500 feet and land vertically - key capacities for expeditionary forces like the U.S. Marine Corps.