It's official, folks. During last night's "Drop Night" at Columbus, some lucky brand new AF pilot walked up to the stage to see what their very first operational aircraft would be in their AF career, and got the surprise of their life when a picture of an F-35A was then shown on the screen. For the first time, the AF will now be taking pilots straight out of UPT (with a little side trip to Introduction to Fighter Fundamentals (IFF) first)!
With the AF adding at least a squadron's worth of...
First F-35 "dropped" in UPT last night
With the AF adding at least a squadron's worth of...
First F-35 "dropped" in UPT last night