34th FS deploying 12 F-35As to Japan in early November

The 34th Fighter Squadron will deploy to Kadena Air Base, Japan with 12 F-35A fighters in early November, the Pacific Air Force announced on Oct. 23.

First F-35A local training sortie - 150917-F-EI321-217
By Alex R. Lloyd [Public domain], via Wikimedia Commons

This deployment marks “U.S. Pacific Command’s first operational tasking for the F-35A.”