: ORIANA PAWLYK
he Air Force’s version of the F-35 has made its debut in Asia.
The Joint Strike Fighter touched down this week for South Korea’s Seoul International Aerospace and Defense Exhibition, known as Seoul ADEX 2017, the Air Force said.
The U.S. military’s newest stealth fighter joins the F-22 Raptor, A-10 Thunderbolt II, C-17 Globemaster III, C-130 Hercules, B-1 Lancer, KC-135 Stratotanker, E-3 Sentry, U-2 Dragon Lady and RQ-4 Global Hawk, along with some Army and Navy aircraft, at the show, being held roughly 35 miles from North Korea’s border, the service said in a release on Friday.
The two F-35As from Hill Air Force Base, Utah, were accompanied by 27 maintainers, the release said.The F-35 will not perform any special maneuvers for the show, staying on static display only, according to an Air Force spokesman.
However, this year’s air show will feature demonstrations from Raptors assigned to the 3rd Wing, Joint Base Elmendorf-Richardson, Alaska; an A-10 assigned to the 51st Fighter Wing, Osan Air Base, South Korea; and a C-17 with the 15th Wing, Joint Base Pearl Harbor-Hickam, Hawaii, Pacific Air Forces officials said.
Excerpted by Mod2
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