Air Forces Northern, headquartered at Tyndall AFB, Fla., has continued to conduct Operation Noble Eagle, despite the Air Force’s grounding of its F-15 A-D fleet. As we’ve reported earlier, units that fly other fighters are substituting for F-15 units normally tasked with ONE sorties. The latest data, covering the month of November, shows ONE crews racked up 50 more sorties in November than in October. (See chart for new stats.)
The 301st Fighter Wing in Fort Worth, Texas, became the first standalone Reserve unit in the Air Force to get its own F-35s, welcoming the first fighter Nov. 5.