All members of the Vermont Air National Guard are “accounted for” following the emergency landing of an F-35 jet in the Middle East on Thursday.U.S. Central Command said an F-35 fighter was forced to make an emergency landing after flying a combat mission over Iran. A spokesman for the command, Capt. Tim Hawkins, said the aircraft landed safely, the pilot was in “stable” condition and the incident was under investigation.Vermont pilots from the 158th Fighter Wing were deployed to Iran in early March to assist with the U.S.-Israeli military campaign, Operation Epic Fury.The Pentagon and Central Command did not answer inquiries about which fighter wing the damaged jet belonged to.There are major U.S. F-35 bases in several U.S. states, including Utah, Arizona, Florida, Alaska,…
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