Eglin AFB Will Train Pilots Of New Fighter Jet

Eglin Air Force Base in the Panhandle will become the first military base to train pilots to fly the new F-35 Joint Strike Fighter.

By: Jamie Burch | WKRG
Published: October 01, 2009

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(AP) - Eglin Air Force Base in the
Panhandle will become the first military base to train pilots to
fly the new F-35 Joint Strike Fighter.
At a ceremony Thursday morning, base officials will officially
designate the 33rd Fighter Wing as the training command for the
next-generation jet fighter.
Eglin has phased out its F-15 fighter jets, which flew at the
base for years. Dozens of F-35s are expected to begin arriving at
the base within the next year.

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