Airmen from teamtyndall’s 95th Fighter Squadron and Fighter Generation Squadron recently traveled to Truax Field, Wisconsin Air National Guard Base, marking the first off-station flying training event for Tyndall Air Force Base’s F-35A Lightning II mission since the jets began arriving to home station, Aug. 1, 2023. The 95th FS and FGS sent six aircraft to lay the groundwork for future mobility and combat readiness events, providing pilots and ground crews the opportunity to refine their skills with the Air Force’s latest fifth generation multirole fighter aircraft. “The objective was to take the team to an unfamiliar base and operate outside of our normal processes,” said Lt. Col. Michael Powell, 95th FS commander. “Truax Field offered a nice stepping-stone approach since they also operate F-35s, which allowed the teams to reduce their footprints in personnel and equipment as we leveraged some of the host unit facilities and equipment. This reduced costs, increased integration and...