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.
An important U.S. Air Force E-3 Sentry AWACS command and control plane was among the aircraft damaged in a March 27 Iranian missile and drone attack on Prince Sultan Air Base, Saudi Arabia, people familiar with the matter told Air & Space Forces Magazine.