The Air Force put Misawa Air Base’s new F-35A Lightning IIs through their paces alongside the F-16s they are replacing, giving hundreds of troops and family members a closeup look at the fighter wing’s changing combat operations.


The Air Force put Misawa Air Base’s new F-35A Lightning IIs through their paces alongside the F-16s they are replacing, giving hundreds of troops and family members a closeup look at the fighter wing’s changing combat operations.

The exercise marked the first time soldiers with 3rd Squadron, 2nd Cavalry Regiment fired live rounds from the upgraded Stryker variant on European soil.
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