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Vol. 15, No. 38
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STORIES
MDG T-bolt in fight, 3
First F-35 refuel for
RAAF, 4
Politics and you, 10
Hearts apart, 16
F-35 crew chiefs, 18
FEATURE
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INDEX
First class of Norwegian, Italian F-35 pilots begins
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Diversions ........................... 20 RIDGE SHAN WUDLQLQJ6HSWDW/XNH$LU)RUFH%DVH
Sports.................................. 23 While the 56th TRS will handle the pilots’
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“Service before self does not II instructor pilots from Norway and Italy tion once the pilots enter the cockpit of an ´:KDWKDSSHQVKHUHDW/XNHLVWKHPRVW
mean forsaking our responsibili- EHJDQWKHLUWUDLQLQJ6HSWDW/XNH$LU DFWXDO)IRUWKHÀUVWWLPH important event in the Royal Norwegian Air
ties as spouses, parents, friends, Force Base. Force right now,” said Maj. Gen. Per-Egil
siblings, sons and daughters and “We will train instructors that will be Rygg, Royal Norwegian air force chief of staff.
contributing members of society. The pilots, from countries partnered with VWDWLRQHG KHUH DW /XNH RQ D WKUHH\HDU “You are building the future of our air force.”
Far too many times, I have lost the United States in the procurement of the basis, and then we will send pilots through
sight of that.” F-35 Joint Strike Fighter, will learn how DWUDQVLWLRQSURJUDPµVDLG/W&RO0DUWLQ
to operate the advanced aircraft under the Tesli, 62nd Fighter Squadron instructor.
Maj. Lewis Sorvillo instruction of pilots from the 56th Training “Norway will also send maintenance per-
56th Communications Squadron Squadron. VRQQHOWKURXJK/XNHIRUVRPHWUDLQLQJRQ
the F-35 starting next year.”
WEATHER “We are proud and excited to begin this
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Today Italy and Norway joining Australia as our be equipped and prepared to help develop
partner nations, alongside Americans, to the training programs of their own air
95°/68° become the world’s greatest F-35 pilots,” forces and will help pioneer the next gen-
VDLG/W&RO0LFKDHO'XQQWK7UDLQLQJ eration of global F-35 pilots.
Sunny Squadron commander.
“We recognize the important strategic
With the advanced facilities offered by the UROH /XNH KDV LQ IRUJLQJ UHODWLRQVKLSV
56th TRS, the students will learn advanced that will bind our nations as strategic
ÁLJKWWHFKQLTXHVSLORWLQJVNLOOVDQGVDIHW\ partners with a common mission of secur-
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