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Aggressors managed to ‘shot’ down 1 F-35A at Red Flag 17-01

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Keith Rogers from Las Vegas Review Journal was at Nellis Air Force Base for Red Flag 17-01 where the F-35A is making its debut and he was told that so far the kill ratio for the stealth fighter is 15:1.

F-35A Lightning IIs piloted by the 388th and 419th Fighter Wings taxi toward the runway, Jan. 20 for Nellis AFB, Nev., to participate in a Red Flag exercise. Red Flag is the U.S. Air Force’s premier air-to-air combat training exercise. This is the first deployment to Red Flag since the Air Force declared the jet combat ready in August 2016. (U.S. Air Force photo/R. Nial Bradshaw)
F-35A Lightning IIs piloted by the 388th and 419th Fighter Wings taxi toward the runway, Jan. 20 for Nellis AFB, Nev., to participate in a Red Flag exercise. Red Flag is the U.S. Air Force’s premier air-to-air combat training exercise. This is the first deployment to Red Flag since the Air Force declared the jet combat ready in August 2016. (U.S. Air Force photo/R. Nial Bradshaw)

F-15C, 83-3014, joins 10,000 flight hour club

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A F-15C, tail number 83-3014, became one of the few Eagles in the world to clock more than 10,000 flight hours on Jan. 25.

Aircraft 83-3014, an F-15 Eagle, sits on the flightline after reaching 10,000 flight hours during a sortie at Nellis Air Force Base, Nev., Jan. 25, 2017. The aircraft is the first F-15 assigned to a Nellis AFB unit to hit the 10,000 hour milestone. (U.S. Air Force photo by Staff Sgt. Siuta B. Ika)
Aircraft 83-3014, an F-15 Eagle, sits on the flightline after reaching 10,000 flight hours during a sortie at Nellis Air Force Base, Nev., Jan. 25, 2017. The aircraft is the first F-15 assigned to a Nellis AFB unit to hit the 10,000 hour milestone. (U.S. Air Force photo by Staff Sgt. Siuta B. Ika)

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