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By Jon Lake 17th August 2023

… The 325th Fighter Wing (FW) has formally welcomed its first four F-35As to … 3). These first four F-35As will initially equip the 325th FW’s 95th Fighter Squadron ‘Boneheads’ , which was …

By Jon Lake 15th December 2023

… The USAF's 325th Fighter Wing (FW) at Tyndall AFB , Florida, is well into its … on August 1, 2023. Col George Watkins, commander of the 325th FW , heralded the arrival of the F-35A as “a new …

By Jon Lake 19th December 2023

… 440 F-22s was judged to be sufficient to equip four F-22 fighter wings in a total USAF force structure of 20 wings … support three F-22 fighter wings in a slightly changed 20-wing force structure (12 active; 8 Reserve/National Guard). … 27th FS, 1st Fighter Wing, 2003-date 43rd FS (FTU), 325th Fighter Wing, 2002-2022 59th TES, 53rd TEG, 2004-date …

By Jon Lake 25th July 2023

… Raptor leads the way as a fifth-generation air superiority fighter, but its days appear to be numbered – Jon Lake … … List of F-22 operators Air Combat Command 1st Fighter Wing, JB Langley-Eustis, VA. 27th Fighter Squadron ‘Fighting … Texas. The unit is an associate unit of the active duty 325th Fighter Wing and moved to Eglin following hurricane …

By Khalem Chapman 19th May 2023

… F-22A Raptor (serial 07-146) – assigned to the USAF’s 3rd Wing at Joint Base Elmendorf-Richardson (JBER) , Alaska – in … a critical condition, the fifth-generation air superiority fighter has returned to the skies after a lengthy restoration … landing mishap of another Raptor – assigned to the 325th Fighter Wing’s (FW’s) 43rd Fighter Squadron ‘Hornets’ – …

By Khalem Chapman 20th April 2023

… Lockheed Martin F-22A Raptor pilots from the 301st Fighter Squadron (FS) – a US Air Force Reserve Command (AFRC) unit that is associated with the active-duty 325th Fighter Wing at Tyndall AFB, Florida – have kicked off developmental …

By Tom Kaminski 17th January 2023

… (USAF's) Air Combat Command (ACC) reactivated the 71st Fighter Squadron (FS) under the 1st Fighter Wing/Operations Group (FW/OG) at Joint Base Langley-Eustis in … the F-22A FTU mission is still currently assigned to the 325th FW’s 43rd FS ‘Hornets’ at Tyndall Air Force Base (AFB) …

By Tom Kaminski 22nd November 2022

… (NAF). Additionally, PACAF is gaining command for an ANG wing in Hawaii and two in Alaska along with an Air Force Reserve Command fighter group. Assigned to PACAF Headquarters, the 613th AOC … fighters arrived following their transfer from the 325th FW at Tyndall AFB, Florida. Raptors operating from …

By Gerard Keijsper 18th February 2023

… Skunk Works division from the outset of the Joint Strike Fighter (JSF) programme. The first aircraft on the assembly … the latter to host three F-35A squadrons as part of the 325th Fighter Wing (FW). Thus signalling the Air Force’s intent to continue …

By Peter Felstead 23rd May 2022

… support flightline operations” for the F-35A Joint Strike Fighter at Tyndall Air Force Base (AFB) in Florida, the US … ultimately be 72 of the type at Tyndall assigned to the 325th Fighter Wing. The   Air Force Civil Engineer Center ’s Natural …

By Khalem Chapman 23rd March 2022

… A Lockheed Martin F-22A Raptor assigned to the USAF’s 325th Fighter Wing (FW) has been damaged after the fifth-generation air …

By TONY FAIRBAIRN 13th July 2022

… pilot, and at that point chief of staff of the 2nd Combat Wing, who would be occupying the second seat in the Mosquito. … swiftly, and in mid-December the US requested night fighter Mosquitos, “including three squadrons in the UK to … (Provisional). It gained permanency that August as the 325th Photographic Wing (Reconnaissance), headquartered at …

By DAVID AXE  29th April 2022

… Force’s controversial plan to cut the F-22 Raptor stealth fighter fleet by 33 airframes next year Joe Campion The US … to the F-22 retirements, the air force would shut the 325th Fighter Wing (FW) at Tyndall Air Force Base in Florida and store the …

By David Allport 1st April 2022

… iconic F-35 Lightning II can be traced to the Joint Strike Fighter (JSF) program, which itself sprang from two earlier … The Vermont Air National Guard’s (ANG) 158th Fighter Wing (FW)/134th Fighter Squadron (FS) ‘Green Mountain Boys’ … Worth, Texas – will also receive the type. Meanwhile, the 325th FW at Tyndall AFB, Florida, announced on April 29, …

By Tom Kaminski 24th August 2021

… its reputation as the world’s most capable air superiority fighter. Tom Kaminski explores its entry into service through … and the first operational F-22A was delivered to the 53rd Wing’s 422nd Test & Evaluation Squadron at Nellis AFB, Nevada, on July 14, 2003. Deliveries to the 325th Fighter Wing (FW) at Tyndall AFB, Florida, commenced …