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Air Force’s F-35 demonstration team begins season in Arizona

Dec 14, 2019, 10:29 AM

F-35A Lightning II during the Aviation Nation Airshow Nov. 16, 2019, at Nellis Air Force Base, Nevada. (U.S. Air Force photo by Senior Airman Alexander Cook)

(U.S. Air Force photo by Senior Airman Alexander Cook)

BY THE ASSOCIATED PRESS
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The Air Force’s F-35A demonstration team based in northern Utah will launch its 2020 season with performances in Arizona.

A schedule posted on the website of the 388th Fighter Wing at Hill Air Force Base says the team’s first performance is scheduled March 13-14 at the Marine Corps Air Station at Yuma, followed by a March 21-22 performance at Luke Air Force Base in metro Phoenix.

Other scheduled 2020 performances include one on Sept. 17-20 in Reno, Nevada. The team formerly was based at Luke before moving to Hill, where the team will perform June 27-28.

Officials say preparations for the 2020 season are underway and that the team is expected to begin flying practice around Hill in early January.

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