The repair that ultimately resulted in the creation of the Franken-Lightning took two years and five months to complete and ...

Working with the 388th Fighter Wing Maintenance Group and the defense manufacturer Lockheed Martin, they sought to remove the nose from one inoperative jet and transfer it onto another ...

Working with the 388th Fighter Wing Maintenance Group and the defense manufacturer Lockheed Martin, they sought to remove the nose from one inoperative jet and transfer it onto another ...

388th Fighter Wing, returned to Hill Air Force Base, Utah, on March 26. (Capt. Nathan Poblete/U.S. Air Force) An F-35A Lightning II fighter jet comprised of parts from two separate F-35A jets is ...

The F-35A Lightning II, dubbed a “Frankenjet” and assigned to the 388th Fighter Wing, returns to Hill Air Force Base, Utah, on March 26, 2025. - Capt. Nathan Poblete/US Air Force ...

388th Fighter Wing, returned to Hill Air Force Base, Utah, on March 26. (Capt. Nathan Poblete/U.S. Air Force) 33,106 people played the daily Crossword recently. Can you solve it faster than others?

NORTH ISLAND, Calif. — 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. Bamboo Eagle, a ...

And the Frankenjet is fully operational, now back at the Air Force’s largest combat-coded F-35A wing at Hill Air Force Base. “The Frankenjet is back,” Hill Air Force Base’s 388th Fighter Wing posted ...