The US Air Force has successfully restored an F-35A Lightning II by merging two damaged jets, saving over $74 million.

Aviators from the 388th Fighter Wing have completed a groundbreaking project to restore an F-35A Lightning II from two ...

Franken-bird”: The US Air Force has used sections from two damaged aircraft to restore an F-35 to combat-ready status.

Combining major structures from separate F-35s to build a fully operational plane is an Air Force first. Both these damaged jets would've otherwise ended up as ...

After a lengthy restoration started with a feasibility study in 2020, the F-35 AF-5269 was sent to Lockheed Martin for final ...

One group of airmen at the 388th Fighter Wing at Hill Air Force Base, Utah are capable of all of it. The Lightning Technician Program trains airmen to be Blended Operational Lightning Technicians ...

The Air Force 388th Fighter Wing's 4th Fighter Squadron completed a challenging Red Flag training exercise with the F-35A Joint Strike Fighter on Feb. 15. According to a release, the exercise ...

Personnel from the 388th and 419th Fighter Wings at Hill Air Force Base in Utah conducted a combat power exercise on Monday with an eye-popping 52 F-35A fighters — an exercise that included an ...

The aircraft, assigned to the 388th Fighter Wing, was landing around 10:45 a.m. local time following a routine training flight, the 75h Air Base Wing told The War Zone in a statement. The pilot ...

HILL AIR FORCE BASE, Utah – How do you make a 51-foot-long, 35-foot-wide fighter jet ... Francis Annett, 388th Maintenance Squadron Fabrication Flight NCOIC. "Because of the LO technology ...