The Air Warfare Center at Nellis AFB, Nev., is anticipating the creation of the first F-35 weapons school even with arrival of the first Lightning IIs at USAF’s advanced fighter instructor facility still four years away. Paramount for Maj. Gen. Stanley Kresge, AWC commander, is to work with the Navy and Marine Corps since all three services will “fundamentally going to be flying the same aircraft.” He told American Forces Press Service, “If we are going to build a weapons school first, let’s partner on it and then make it easier for them to build their weapons school.” He added, “I think we can all benefit from close collaboration.” Kresge said he expects a cadre of F-35 test pilots and weapons school graduates in other airframes will work together to “come up with a syllabus, courseware, and academics” for the new fighter. (AFPS report by Donna Miles)
DOD Announces New Vaccination Totals as Effort Ramps Up
April 21, 2021
The Pentagon has vaccinated 459,921 service members, 123,550 of whom are in the Department of the Air Force, according to new data the Defense Department is providing to the public starting April 21. As the COVID-19 vaccination effort increases, the Pentagon created a new website outlining how the vaccines are…