The F-35A strike fighter is cleared to begin initial operations at Eglin Air Force Base, Fla., after officials at the Aeronautical Systems Center at Wright-Patterson Air Force Base, Ohio, issue a military flight release.
The Air Force has finished modifying and testing the new VC-25B Bridge aircraft that will serve as a temporary Air Force One, the service announced May 1. All that’s left now is to finish painting the jet before it starts flying this summer.