22 F-35s are currently based at Eglin AFB in Florida. (LM)
The Eglin Air Force, Florida based Integrated Test Force has completed 500 F-35 JSF sorties.
Operating both the CTOL F-35A and STOVL F-35B, the Integrated Test Force accomplished the 500 sortie milestone in 238 days, Lockheed Martin says, reducing the time between each 100th sortie from initially 123 days to currently 16 days.
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