F-35As from the 388th and 419th Fighter Wings left Hill Air Force Base on Jan. 20 for Nellis where the combat-coded A model will participate in the Red Flag exercise for the first time.
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U.S. Air Force photo/R. Nial Bradshaw
The jets will be there till Feb. 10.