Air Force’s F-35 Demonstration Team Begins Season In Arizona
Dec 15, 2019, 7:44 AM
F-35A's of Hill Air Force Bases 388th and 419th fighter wings fly over the Ogden Valley in formation as part of a training exercise on November 19, 2018 in Hill Air Force Base, Utah. This combat training exercise is to help the 388th and 419th, the only combat ready units for the F-35A's, to be ready to launch multiple aircraft on short notice in the defense of the country. (Photo by George Frey/Getty Images)
(Photo by George Frey/Getty Images)
HILL AIR FORCE BASE, Utah (AP) – The Air Force’s F-35A demonstration team based in northern Utah will launch its 2020 season with performances in Arizona.
A schedule posted on the website of the 388th Fighter Wing at Hill Air Force Base said the team’s first performance is scheduled March 13-14 at the Marine Corps Air Station at Yuma, followed by a March 21-22 performance at Luke Air Force Base in metro Phoenix.
Other scheduled 2020 performances include one on Sept. 17-20 in Reno, Nevada.
The team formerly was based at Luke before moving to Hill, where the team will perform June 27-28.
Officials said preparations for the 2020 season are underway and that the team is expected to begin flying practice around Hill in early January.
