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Wing Flies 100th F-35 Lightning II Sortie

Marine Lt. Col. David Berke, commanding officer for the Marine Fighter Attack Training Squadron 501, completed the 100th F-35 Lightning II sortie at the 33rd Fighter Wing, Eglin Air Force Base.

Marine Lt. Col. David Berke, commanding officer for the Marine Fighter Attack Training Squadron 501, completed the 100th F-35 Lightning II sortie at the 33rd Fighter Wing, Eglin AFB, Fla., July 11.

The 33 FW’s 100 flights completed include 74 F-35A sorties and F-35B sorties.

Current flying operations at the wing consist of Marine and Air Force fighter pilots checking out in the F-35 variants for each service.

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