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1,000th F-35 Training Sortie at 56th Fighter Wing

Wednesday, April 1st, 2015

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1,000th F-35 Training Sortie at 56th Fighter Wing

F-35A conventional Air Force variant of the Joint Strike Fighter (JSF). Photo: Air Force.

The 56th Fighter Wing, at Luke AFB, Ariz., completed its 1,000th F-35 training sortie on Tuesday, the Air Force said.The Air Force highlighted this is the fastest F-35 wing to reach the 1,000-sortie milestone in the Department of Defense.The first official class of student pilots is scheduled to start at the Academic Training Center in May.Last month, Luke’s first F-35 student sortie was flown by the 56th Fighter Wing Commander Brig. Gen. Scott Pleus (Defense Daily, March 20)."I'm extremely proud…

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