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Here is the 2025 airshow schedule for the US Air Force F-35 Lightning II Demonstration Team! Will you see them in 2025? Let us know! Post in the AirshowStuff Forums or on the AirshowStuff Facebook page and make sure you share pictures after the show!

The F-35A Lightning II Demonstration Team is a United States Air Force flight demonstration team under the 388th Fighter Wing currently stationed at Hill Air Force Base in Davis County, Utah. The team flies the USAF's F-35A fighter jet at airshows performing air maneuvers that demonstrate the supermaneuverability of the F-35A.

Mar 1, 2024 · U.S. Air Force Capt. Melanie “MACH” Kluesner, an F-35A Lightning II pilot assigned to the 421st Fighter Squadron, became the new certified pilot and commander of the F-35A Lightning II Demonstration Team during the Air Combat Command Heritage Flight Training Course at Davis-Monthan Air Force Base, Ariz., Mar 1, 2024.

The team members for the F-35A Demo Team. Skip to main content (Press Enter). Home. Weather Guidance; News. Photos; About Us. Biographies; Fact Sheets; F-35A Demo Team; Contact Us. Aerial Requests; 388th Fighter Wing. F-35A Demo Team; Major. Melanie "MACH" Kluesner. Commander and Pilot . Master Sergeant.

From her first Combat Air Force assignment at Kunsan AFB in South Korea to a special Marine exchange, Mach’s grit, determination, and hard work led to her role as the newest Commander of the F-35 Demo Team, where she’ll travel to airshows across the country to showcase the world’s most advanced fighter jet.

Based out of Hill AFB in Utah, the USAF F-35 Lightning II Demo Team travels the world demonstrating the incredible capabilities of the F-35A. The Lightning II is a 5th generation fighter that combines advanced stealth with fighter speed and agility.

F-35A Demo Rehearsal in Sacramento. The F-35A Demonstration Team performs at the Capitol Air Show is Sacramento, California, July 12, 2024. Taken: 07.12.2024 | Video by Staff Sgt....

Apr 28, 2021 · The F-35 Demo Team typically gives an 18-minute demonstration during airshows. They perform rolls, loops, high-degree bank turns, and other maneuvers—some at .95 mach, just below the speed of sound.

The U.S. Air Force F-35 Lightning II Demonstration Team released its 2025 air show schedule at the International Council of Air Shows (ICAS) convention in Las Vegas. As released, the team’s 2025 air show season features nearly 45 flight demonstrations.