The repair effort, launched in late 2022 by the JPO in partnership with Lockheed Martin and the 388th Fighter Wing Maintenance Group, took more than two years and $11.7 million to complete.

The planes do not fly directly over West Wendover and Wendover, instead only stopping at the Wendover Air Field to refuel and ...

The Air Force's F-35 Joint Program Office conceived of the idea for "Frankenjet" in late 2022. Working with the 388th Fighter ...

Working with the 388th Fighter Wing Maintenance Group and the defense manufacturer Lockheed Martin, they sought to remove the nose from one inoperative jet and transfer it onto another ...

388th Fighter Wing, returned to Hill Air Force Base, Utah, on March 26. (Capt. Nathan Poblete/U.S. Air Force) An F-35A Lightning II fighter jet comprised of parts from two separate F-35A jets is ...

388th Fighter Wing, returned to Hill Air Force Base, Utah, on March 26. (Capt. Nathan Poblete/U.S. Air Force) 33,106 people played the daily Crossword recently. Can you solve it faster than others?

Late last month, Frankenjet was flown back to Hill AFB and assigned to the 338th Fighter Wing, the same unit AF-211 had ...

Another was investing in a new hangar at the 148th Fighter Wing to ensure the safety of maintenance workers. Since the late 1950’s, the 148th Fighter Wing has been working with the same metal ...

The rebuilt jet flew for the first time in January 2025 and has since been assigned to the 388th Fighter Wing at Hill AFB. “This is the first F-35 ‘Frankin-bird’ to date. This is history ...

BOISE— The Idaho Air National Guard deployed more than 300 Airmen from the 124th Fighter Wing on March 29, to Southwest Asia in support of combat and peacekeeping operations within the U.S ...