The last major USAF presence in France ceases operations more than a decade after USAF’s 774th Expeditionary Air Base Group set up shop at Istres Air Base on the French Riviera to support NATO military operations in the Balkans.
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.