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Breaking News: First F-35 Joint Strike Fighter to land at Eglin

Rick Outzen July 14, 2011

My sources in D.C. called and said the first F-35 Joint Strike Fighter should be landing at Eglin Air Force Base within the hour. Eglin AFB will receive six aircrafts by the end of the fiscal year, which is the last day of September. Over the next three years, it will receive the most F-35s on order from Lockheed Martin.

Author: Rick Outzen

Rick Outzen is the publisher/owner of Pensacola Inweekly. He has been profiled in The New York Times and featured in several True Crime documentaries. Rick also is the author of the award-winning Walker Holmes thrillers. His latest nonfiction book is “Right Idea, Right Time: The Fight for Pensacola’s Maritime Park.”