USAF Sends F-35s for First Combat Ops; RAF Set To Follow
Nearly three years after achieving IOC, the USAF's F-35As have been dispatched to the Middle East for the first operational deployment
Three F-35As from the 4th Fighter Squadron taxi in at Al Dhafra in the UAE on April 15 following their ferry flights from Morón in Spain. The aircraft have deployed from Hill AFB, Utah, to join Operation Inherent Resolve. (photo: U.S. Air Force)
