(Korean): The 34FS is part of the USAFs 388FW at Hill Air Force Base, UT. On 2 August 2016, the Air Force announced that the 34FS had become the first squadron to achieve initial operating capability with the F-35A, the Air Forces variant of the F-35 Lightning II. With an operational history extending back to World War II, and including the Cold War, Vietnam War, Operation Desert Storm, Operation Southern Watch, Operation Desert Fox, Operation Noble Eagle, and the Afghanistan War, it had most recently operated F-16 Fighting Falcon aircraft on air superiority missions prior to its reactivation as an F-35A squadron. This is the NEON-GREEN Girl silhouette patch that says “PANTHER DRIVER RIDER” and was found in a Korean embroidery shop in very limited quantities, has the “in-theater-made” feel to it, and does not come with velcro attached.
