{"id":38753,"date":"2020-10-14T15:57:13","date_gmt":"2020-10-14T15:57:13","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/one.sightlinemg.com\/airforcetimes\/uncategorized\/2020\/10\/14\/us-israeli-f-35s-team-up-for-enduring-lightning-iii-exercise\/"},"modified":"2026-08-07T21:09:32","modified_gmt":"2026-08-07T21:09:32","slug":"us-israeli-f-35s-team-up-for-enduring-lightning-iii-exercise","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/one.sightlinemg.com\/airforcetimes\/news\/your-air-force\/2020\/10\/14\/us-israeli-f-35s-team-up-for-enduring-lightning-iii-exercise\/","title":{"rendered":"US, Israeli F-35s team up for Enduring Lightning III exercise"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.defensenews.com\/air\/2020\/10\/13\/f-35-jets-problematic-lightning-protection-system-set-to-receive-fix\/\" target=_blank>F-35 fighters<\/a> from the U.S. and Israeli air forces gathered over Israel on Monday for the third <a href=\"https:\/\/www.airforcetimes.com\/news\/your-air-force\/2020\/09\/18\/triple-nickel-f-16s-head-to-bulgaria-for-thracian-viper-exercise\/\" target=_blank>joint training exercise<\/a> involving the two nations\u2019 advanced fifth-generation aircraft.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">As part of the Enduring Lightning III exercise, pilots trained on how to strike a simulated target area, while fending off adversaries in the air and on the ground, U.S. Air Forces Central Command said in a Wednesday release.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The exercise involved American <a href=\"https:\/\/www.airforcetimes.com\/news\/your-air-force\/2020\/10\/05\/eglin-f-35-crash-resulted-from-tired-distracted-pilot-and-unresponsive-tail-glitch-investigators-find\/\" target=_blank>F-35As<\/a> from the 380th Air Expeditionary Wing\u2019s 421st Expeditionary Fighter Squadron \u2014 also known as the Black Widows and located at Al Dhafra Air Base in the United Arab Emirates \u2014 and Israel\u2019s F-35I fighter, which it calls the Adir, from their 116th Squadron, the release said.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"4312\" height=\"1869\" src=\"\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/Enduring-Lightning-1.jpg.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-71527\" srcset=\"https:\/\/one.sightlinemg.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/Enduring-Lightning-1.jpg.jpg 4312w, https:\/\/one.sightlinemg.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/Enduring-Lightning-1.jpg.jpg?resize=300,130 300w, https:\/\/one.sightlinemg.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/Enduring-Lightning-1.jpg.jpg?resize=768,333 768w, https:\/\/one.sightlinemg.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/Enduring-Lightning-1.jpg.jpg?resize=1024,444 1024w, https:\/\/one.sightlinemg.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/Enduring-Lightning-1.jpg.jpg?resize=1536,666 1536w, https:\/\/one.sightlinemg.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/Enduring-Lightning-1.jpg.jpg?resize=2048,888 2048w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 4312px) 100vw, 4312px\" \/><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">U.S. Air Force F-35A Lightning IIs and Israeli Air Force F-35I Adirs fly in formation during exercise Enduring Lightning III over Israel, Oct. 12, 2020. (Senior Airman Duncan Bevan\/Air Force)<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The 340th Expeditionary Air Refueling Squadron at Al Udeid Air Base in Qatar and the 908th Expeditionary Air Refueling Squadron at Al Dhafra also provided aerial refueling support with a KC-10 Extender and KC-135 Stratotanker.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Israel\u2019s 122nd Squadron also provided air traffic control support with its Nachshon aircraft, and its 115th Squadron provided F-16I fighters to serve as simulated adversary forces.<\/p>\n\n\n\t<aside class=\"smg-interstitial-link wp-block-smg-interstitial-link\">\n\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/one.sightlinemg.com\/airforcetimes\/news\/your-air-force\/2020\/09\/25\/how-the-triple-nickel-went-toe-to-toe-with-bulgarian-migs-at-thracian-viper\/\" class=\"smg-interstitial-link__inner\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"smg-interstitial-link__media\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"300\" height=\"200\" src=\"https:\/\/one.sightlinemg.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/6355476.jpg.jpg?w=300\" class=\"smg-interstitial-link__image wp-post-image\" alt=\"\" \/>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"smg-interstitial-link__content\">\n\t\t\t\t<span class=\"smg-interstitial-link__kicker\">Related<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t<h3 class=\"smg-interstitial-link__title\">How the Triple Nickel went toe-to-toe with Bulgarian MiGs at Thracian Viper<\/h3>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p class=\"smg-interstitial-link__excerpt\">The 555th Fighter Squadron from Aviano told the Bulgarians to hit them with their best shot \u2014 and they&#039;d do the same.<\/p>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/a>\n\t<\/aside>\n\t\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">\u201cThe Enduring Lightning exercises provide invaluable opportunities for both AFCENT and our Israeli partners to improve readiness and strengthen relationships,\u201d AFCENT commander Lt. 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Greg Guillot said in the release. \u201cThis partnership has been built on trust and developed over decades of mutual cooperation, demonstrating an ongoing commitment to regional stability.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"4585\" height=\"2950\" src=\"\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/Enduring-Lightning-3.jpg.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-58491\" srcset=\"https:\/\/one.sightlinemg.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/Enduring-Lightning-3.jpg.jpg 4585w, https:\/\/one.sightlinemg.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/Enduring-Lightning-3.jpg.jpg?resize=300,193 300w, https:\/\/one.sightlinemg.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/Enduring-Lightning-3.jpg.jpg?resize=768,494 768w, https:\/\/one.sightlinemg.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/Enduring-Lightning-3.jpg.jpg?resize=1024,659 1024w, https:\/\/one.sightlinemg.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/Enduring-Lightning-3.jpg.jpg?resize=1536,988 1536w, https:\/\/one.sightlinemg.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/Enduring-Lightning-3.jpg.jpg?resize=2048,1318 2048w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 4585px) 100vw, 4585px\" \/><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">U.S. Air Force F-35A Lightning IIs and Israeli Air Force F-35I Adirs fly alongside a U.S. Air Force KC-135R Stratotanker during exercise Enduring Lightning III over Israel, Oct. 12, 2020. 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