An F-35 fighter pilot based out of RAF Lakenheath has spoken on his experience of flying the fifth-generation fighters in exercises over Greece.

United States Air Force (USAF) Airman 1st Class Aaron Jacobs is operating the jets out of Souda Air Base as part of the 495th Fighter Squadron.

Jacobs, who is a recent addition to both the Air Force and his squadron, arrived in Lakenheath only this year.

“When I was recruited, I thought it would be really cool to work on some of the newest fighter jets”, he said.

“You don’t know many people that do that”.

“I’ve been learning a lot that it’s hard to keep up some days with how advanced these jets are”.

F-35 Lightning IIs are operating out of Souda AB to participate in exercise Poseidon’s Rage 22, an annual training event designed to bolster interoperability between the U.S. and Hellenic Air Forces.

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