388th FW, 419th FW fly 10,000th F-35A sortie

Photo By Todd Cromar | U.S. Air Force Maj. Daniel Toftness, an Air Force Reserve pilot with the 419th Fighter Wing, departs for a sortie in an F-35A Lightning II aircraft Oct. 18, 2018, at Hill Air Force Base, Utah. The flight marked the 10,000th sortie with the aircraft at Hill since the first operational F-35s arrived in September 2015. (U.S. Air Force photo by Todd Cromar)  

HILL AFB, UTAH, UNITED STATES

10.19.2018

Story by Richard Essary 

Hill Air Force Base

HILL AIR FORCE BASE, Utah --
Maj. Daniel Toftness, a reservist in the 419th Fighter Wing, departs for a sortie in an F-35A Lightning II Oct. 18, 2018, at Hill Air Force Base, Utah. The flight marked the 10,000th sortie with the aircraft at Hill since the first operational F-35s arrived in September 2015.

Hill AFB is slated to be home to three F-35 fighter squadrons with a total of 78 aircraft by the end of 2019. The active duty 388th FW and Air Force Reserve 419th FW will fly and maintain the jet in a Total Force partnership, which capitalizes on the strength of both components.

• Date Taken: 10.19.2018
• Date Posted: 10.22.2018 17:53
• Story ID: 297303
• Location: HILL AFB, UTAH, US