An F-35A Lightning II, assigned to Hill Air Force Base, Utah, takes off. (U.S. Air Force photo by Anthony Pham)

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  • Hill celebrates F-35A combat readiness

    HILL AIR FORCE BASE, Utah -- The base hosted a ceremony Aug. 5 in celebration of the recent announcement that the F-35A Lightning II is ready for combat.Gen. Hawk Carlisle, commander of Air Combat Command, declared the fifth-generation fighter aircraft was ‘combat ready’ Aug. 2.During the ceremony,