The pilot of an F-16 from the 388th Fighter Wing, Hill AFB, Utah, ejected safely on Thursday afternoon before his aircraft crashed near the Great Salt Lake, near Carrington Island. The F-16, one of a four-ship training sortie flying over the northern part of the Utah Test and Training Range, was having engine problems for some time, reported the Salt Lake Tribune.
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.