First Air Force Reserve Unit to Get the F-35 Marks a Final Milestone with the F-16

The end of an era is swiftly approaching for the Air Force Reserve’s 301st Fighter Wing. One of its units, the 457th Expeditionary Fighter Squadron, is finishing its final deployment with the F-16 Fighting Falcon, widely known as the Viper. When the squadron returns home to Naval Air Station Joint Reserve Base Fort Worth, Texas, later this month after its deployment to Prince Sultan Air Base, Saudi Arabia, the unit will begin transitioning to the F-35A stealth fighter.

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