2013年5月16日，F-35A“闪电”II 联合攻击战斗机飞越佛罗里达州西北海岸准备进行空中加油，该机隶属于美国空军第 33 战斗机联队第 58 战斗机中队，驻扎佛罗里达州埃格林空军基地，第 33 战斗机联队专门培训海军、海军陆战队、空军和盟军的 F-35 飞行员和维护人员，归属空军培训司令部（AETC），机型涵盖常规起降、短距起飞、垂直起降、舰载型等所有 F-35 型号。（U.S. Air Force F-35A Lightning II Joint Strike Fighter instructor pilots from the 58th Fighter Squadron, 33rd Fighter Wing, Eglin AFB, Fla. navigate their aircraft toward an Air Force Reserve KC-135 Stratotanker from the 336th Air Refueling Squadron, March ARB, Calif., May 16, 2013 off the coast of Northwest Florida. The 33rd Fighter Wing is a joint graduate flying and maintenance training wing that trains Air Force, Marine, Navy and international partner operators and maintainers of the F-35 Lightning II.）