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The U.S. Air Force is the largest F-35 Lightning II operator of all the international forces with a planned purchase of 1,763 F-35A conventional takeoff and landing variant aircraft. The F-35 will operate in conjunction with the Air Force's first 5th Generation fighter, the F-22 Raptor. The U.S. Air Force declared F-35A Initial Operational Capability (IOC) in August 2016.

Program Stats

Aircraft Variant: F-35A
Program of Record: 1,763

Base Locations

Edwards Air Force Base, California
Nellis Air Force Base, Nevada
Luke Air Force Base, Arizona
Hill Air Force Base, Utah
Eglin Air Force Base, Florida
Eielson Air Force Base, Alaska
Truax Field Air National Guard Base, Wisconsin
Burlington Air National Guard Base, Vermont
Dannelly Field, Air National Guard, Alabama
Royal Air Force Lakenheath, United Kingdom

Milestones

2011: The U.S. Air Force accepted its first production-model F-35
2012: Air Education and Training Command (AETC) declared Eglin Air Force Base, Florida. ready for F-35 training
2014: Luke Air Force Base, Arizona, received its first of 144 F35s
2015: Royal Air Force Lakenheath, United Kingdom, was selected as the first USAF base in Europe
2015: Nellis Air Force Base, Nevada, received the first F-35A for the United States Air Force Weapons School
2015: Luke Air Force Base, Arizona, officially began training F-35 pilots
2015: Hill Air Force Base, Utah, received the base鈥檚 first two F-35A aircraft and flew the first combat-coded F-35As as part of the 34th Fighter Squadron
2016: The U.S. Air Force declared F-35A initial operational capability
2017: U.S. Air Force F-35As participated for the first time in Red Flag exercises at Nellis Air Force Base, Nevada
2018: The U.S. Air Force conducted the first ever F-35A 鈥渆lephant walk,鈥� at Hill Air Force Base, Utah
2019: The 158th Fighter Wing, Vermont, became the first Air National Guard unit to receive F-35s
2019: Twelve U.S. Air Force F-35As delivered lethality, survivability and higher than 90% mission capable rates during Red Flag 19-1
2020: Eielson Air Force Base, Alaska, received the base鈥檚 first two F-35As

The United States Marine Corps

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The U.S. Marine Corps currently flies the F-35B short takeoff/vertical landing (STOVL) variant and plans to purchase 353 F-35Bs and 67 F-35C carrier variant aircraft. The Marine Corps declared F-35B IOC in July 2015.

Program Stats

Aircraft Variant: F-35B / F-35C
Program of Record: 353 F-35Bs / 67 F-35Cs

Base Locations

Marine Corps Air Station Beaufort, South Carolina
Marine Corps Air Station Yuma, Arizona
Marine Corps Air Station Cherry Point, North Carolina
Marine Corps Air Station Iwakuni, Japan
Marine Corps Air Station Miramar, California
聽Edwards Air Force Base, California (Marine Test and Evaluation Squadron 1 (VMX-1))

Ship Activations

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Program Milestones

2011: U.S. Marine Corps F-35B BF-2 successfully executed a vertical landing on the deck of the 鲍厂厂听Wasp.
2012: Marine Fighter Attack Squadron (VMFA) 121 received their first F-35B aircraft at Marine Corps Air Station Yuma, Arizona.
2013: The U.S. Marine Corps conducted the first operational F-35B vertical landing.
2014: The first F-35B assigned to Marine Fighter Attack Training Squadron 501 (VMFAT-501) arrived at Marine Corps Air Station Beaufort, South Carolina.
2015: The U.S. Marine Corps declared F-35B initial operational capability (IOC).
2017: The U.S. Marine Corps completed its F-35B developmental test phase (DT-III).
2018: The U.S. Marine Corps conducted its first F-35B combat mission over Afghanistan.
2019: U.S. Marine F-35Bs returned home from the service鈥檚 first F-35B combat deployment, aboard the 鲍厂厂听Essex.

The United States Navy

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Together with the Marines, the U.S. Navy will bring 5th Generation capability to the sea with 260 F-35C jets. The U.S. Navy plans to declare F-35C IOC in 2018.

Program Stats

Aircraft Variant: F-35C
Program of Record: 273 Aircraft

Base Locations

Naval Air Station Patuxent River, Maryland
Naval Air Station Lemoore, California
Edwards Air Force Base, California
Eglin Air Force Base, Florida
Naval Air Station Fallon, Nevada

Ship Activations

USS Carl Vinson (CVN-70)
USS Abraham Lincoln (CVN-72)
USS George Washington (CVN-73)

Program Milestones

2010: The F-35C conducted its inaugural test flight in Fort Worth, Texas.
2013: The U.S. Navy received its first F-35C.
2013: The U.S. Navy stood up Strike Fighter Squadron (VFA) 101 at Eglin Air Force Base, California.
2014: Test pilot Tony 鈥淏rick鈥� Wilson performed the first F-35C arrested landing (鈥渢rap鈥�) aboard the aircraft carrier 鲍厂厂听Nimitz.
2016: The F-35C team completed developmental test phase (DT-III) Sea Trials, marking completion of At-Sea System Development and Demonstration (SDD) testing aboard the 鲍厂厂听Washington.
2017: Naval Air Station Lemoore, California, received the base鈥檚 first F-35C aircraft.
2018: Strike Fighter Squadron (VFA) 125 conducted F-35C Operational Test-1 aboard the 鲍厂厂听Lincoln.
2018: The U.S. Navy stood up the Joint Strike Fighter Wing to oversee F-35C operations, training, and manning.
2018: The U.S. Navy's first F-35C squadron, Strike Fighter Squadron (VFA) 147, completed aircraft carrier qualifications aboard the 鲍厂厂听Carl Vinson聽and received Safe-For-Flight Operations Certification.
2019: The U.S. Navy declared F-35C Initial Operational Capability (IOC).
2020: Pilots from Strike Fighter Squadron (VFA) 125 鈥淩ough Raiders鈥� and VFA-147 鈥淎rgonauts鈥� became the first TOPGUN students to complete the course in the F-35C.