Lightning Over Luke

摘要

The Arizona skies, long home to F-16s, now also host USAF F-35A pilots and those from other nations. F-35A Lightning Ⅱ fighters and the pilots and maintainers who operate them are at Luke AFB, Ariz., and not necessarily working with airframes from their own countries. A Dutch pilot may well train on an Australian fighter, for instance. Of the 22 F-35As already assigned to the base, two belong to the Royal Australian Air Force. Eventually, Luke will have 144 F-35AS for six squadrons.