美国内华达州内利斯空军基地，美国空军第422测试和评估中队（422TES）的 F-35A“闪电”II 准备执行首次作战训练任务。（U.S. Air Force Capt. Brad Matherne, 422nd Test and Evaluation Squadron pilot, conducts pre-flight checks inside an F-35A Lightning II before a training mission April 4, 2013, at Nellis Air Force Base, Nev. The F-35A will be integrated into advanced training programs such as the USAF Weapons School,）

美国内华达州内利斯空军基地，美国空军第422测试和评估中队（422TES）一架 F-35A“闪电”II 转向跑道滑行准备执行首次作战训练任务。（A U.S. Air Force F-35A Lightning II assigned to the 422nd Test and Evaluation Squadron taxis down the runway before a training mission April 4, 2013, at Nellis Air Force Base, Nev. The 422nd TES will design the tactics for the F-35A. The squadron will also determine how to integrate the F-35A with other aircraft in the Air Force inventory.）

美国内华达州内利斯空军基地，美国空军第422测试和评估中队（422TES）一架准备执行首次作战训练任务的 F-35A“闪电”II 滑入停机坪进行飞行前检查。（Crew chiefs assigned to the 57th Wing's Lighting Aircraft Maintenance Unit prepare to launch a U.S. Air Force F-35A Lightning II, for training mission April 4, 2013, at Nellis Air Force Base, Nev. The F-35A will fly its first training mission over the Nevada Test and Training Range.）

美国内华达州内利斯空军基地，美国空军第422测试和评估中队（422TES）一架首次执行作战训练任务的 F-35A“闪电”II 完成飞行检查后开始滑出。（Senior Airman Alexander Orchard, 57th Wing Lightning Aircraft Maintenance Unit crew chief renders a salute after performing an end-of-runway inspection on an F-35A Lightning II, assigned to the 422d Test and Evaluation Squadron prior to a training mission April 4, 2013, at Nellis Air Force Base, Nev. The F-35A flew its first operational training mission over the Nevada Test and Training Range.）

美国内华达州内利斯空军基地，美国空军第422测试和评估中队（422TES）一架准备执行训练任务的 F-35A“闪电”II 进行飞行前检查。（U.S. Air Force Lt. Col Benjamin Bishop, 422nd Test and Evaluation Squadron director of operations, conducts pre-flight checks inside an F-35A Lightning II before a training mission April 2, 2013, at Nellis Air Force Base, Nev. The F-35A will be integrated into advanced training programs such as the USAF Weapons School, Red Flag and Green Flag exercises.）

美国佛罗里达州埃格林空军基地，美国空军第33战斗机联队第58战斗机中队二架 F-35A 和第94斗机中队二架 F-22A 在完成协同作战训练后编队飞行，这是这两种新一代战机首次进行联合训练，训练科目包括反空袭，空中进攻、空中防御以及空中遮断。(F-22 Raptors from the 94th Fighter Squadron, Joint Base Langley-Eustis, Va., and F-35A Lightning IIs from the 58th Fighter Squadron, Eglin Air Force Base, Fla., fly in formation after completing an integration training mission over the Eglin Training Range, Florida, Nov. 5, 2014. The F-35s and F-22s flew offensive counter air, defensive counter air and interdiction missions, maximizing effects by employing fifth-generation capabilities together.)

美国佛罗里达州埃格林空军基地，美国空军第33战斗机联队第58战斗机中队二架 F-35A 和第94斗机中队二架 F-22A 在完成协同作战训练后编队飞行，这是这两种新一代战机首次进行联合训练，训练科目包括反空袭，空中进攻、空中防御以及空中遮断。(F-22 Raptors from the 94th Fighter Squadron, Joint Base Langley-Eustis, Va., and F-35A Lightning IIs from the 58th Fighter Squadron, Eglin Air Force Base, Fla., fly in formation after completing an integration training mission over the Eglin Training Range, Fla., Nov. 5, 2014. It was the first operational integration training mission for the Air Force’s fifth generation aircraft. The F-35s and F-22s flew offensive counter air, defensive counter air and interdiction missions together, employing tactics to maximize their fifth-generation capabilities.)

美国佛罗里达州埃格林空军基地，美国空军第33战斗机联队第58战斗机中队二架 F-35A 和第94斗机中队二架 F-22A 在完成协同作战训练后编队飞行，这是这两种新一代战机首次进行联合训练，训练科目包括反空袭，空中进攻、空中防御以及空中遮断。(F-22 Raptors from the 94th Fighter Squadron, Joint Base Langley-Eustis, Va., and F-35A Lightning IIs from the 58th Fighter Squadron, Eglin Air Force Base, Fla., fly in formation after completing an integration training mission over the Eglin Training Range, Florida, Nov. 5, 2014. The purpose of the training was to improve integrated employment of fifth-generation assets and tactics. The F-35s and F-22s flew offensive counter air, defensive counter air and interdiction missions, maximizing effects by employing fifth-generation capabilities together.)

美国佛罗里达州埃格林空军基地，美国空军第33战斗机联队第58战斗机中队的 F-35A 起飞和第94斗机中队的 F-22A 进行协同作战训练，这是这两种新一代战机首次进行联合训练。(An F-35A Lightning II takes off for an integrated training mission on Eglin Air Force Base, Fla., Nov. 5, 2014. The U.S. Air Force deployed four F-22A Raptors from Joint Base Langley-Eustis, Va., to Eglin Air Force Base, Fla., for the first operational integration training mission with the F-35A Lightning II assigned to the 33rd Fighter Wing. The purpose of the training was to improve integrated employment of fifth-generation assets and tactics.)

2014年4月14日，美国空军二架 F-35A“闪电”II 常规型联合攻击战斗机在爱德华兹空军基地编队飞行，以测试机上的先进传感器。(The F-35A conventional takeoff and landing (CTOL) variant’s advanced sensor package is designed to gather and distribute more information than any fighter in history.)