JASDF scrambles in FY 2021 was second-highest number on record Posted on April 17, 2022April 17, 2022 by alert5 Japan scrambled its second-highest number of fighters on record in FY 2021, the Defense Ministry disclosed on Apr. 15. By Cherie A. Thurlby, U.S. Air Force [Public domain], via Wikimedia Commons Continue reading “JASDF scrambles in FY 2021 was second-highest number on record”
Eielson AFB takes delivery of 54th and final F-35A Posted on April 17, 2022 by alert5 The 354th Fighter Wing at Eielson Air Force Base has taken delivery of its 54th and final F-35A this month. Two U.S. Air Force F-35A Lighting II assigned to the 354th Fighter Wing fly over Eielson Air Force Base, Alaska, April 14, 2022. The F-35As partnered with the F-22 Raptors stationed at Joint Base Elmendorf-Richardson, Alaska, will make Alaska the most concentrated state for combat-coded fifth-generation fighter aircraft. (U.S. Air Force photo by Senior Airman Jose Miguel T. Tamondong) Continue reading “Eielson AFB takes delivery of 54th and final F-35A”