First F-35 for Weapons School

摘要

The US Air Force Weapons School (USAFWS) at Nellis Air Force Base, Nevada, has received its first Lockheed Martin F-35A Lightning Ⅱ, 12-5049 'WA'/'16 WPS' (AF-60). It arrived at the base on January 15, direct from the factory in Fort Worth, Texas. Working in conjunction with the US Air Force Warfare Center and 422nd Test and Evaluation Squadron, USAFWS commandant Col Adrian Spain said the first F-35 will be used to drive tactics development, and that the immediate goal is to create the curriculum for the first F-35 course. This and subsequent USAFWS- assigned F-35s will initially operate under the umbrella of the 16th Weapons Squadron, the school's F-16 unit, said Lt Col David Epperson, 16th WPS commander. The first F-35A USAFWS student course is tentatively scheduled for January 2018.