California Dreaming, a Reality Check and Trans-Pac

摘要

Naval Air Station Lemoore can be a dusty old place during the summer months. Located in California's Central Valley, the US Navy's West Coast master jet base is surrounded by farmland and in the author's experience seems a million miles from the ocean and the Navy. But no kidding, Lemoore is a massive installation, home to the Strike Fighter Wing Pacific comprising 17 F/A-18 Super Hornet squadrons, and since January 12 its first F-35C Lightning II unit - Strike Fighter Squadron 125 (VFA-125) 'Rough Raiders'.