The Belgian Air Component’s first F-35A Lightning II arrived at Luke Air Force Base, neighboring the City of Litchfield Park, on Tuesday Dec. 3.
The arrival of the aircraft marks the start of international training that will help Belgium’s transition from the F-16 Fighting Falcon to the advanced fifth-generation fighter aircraft.
The training starts the process of establishing a new fighter squadron, with Belgian pilots at Luke Air Force Base beginning their training in collaboration with the U.S. Air Force…