Luke F-35 surpasses 35K sortie milestone
An F-35A Lightning II, assigned to the 61st Fighter Squadron, takes off during a sortie Oct. 28, 2019, at Luke Air Force Base, Ariz. This sortie, flown by six F-35s, is celebrated as the 35,000th F-35 sortie flown at Luke AFB since its arrival in 2014. The F-35A has a wingspan of 35 feet and a length of 51 feet, and its engine produces more than 43,000 pounds of thrust. (U.S. Air Force photo by Airman Brooke Moeder)