Serial V-11 leads a formation with two F-35s. The Gulfstream IV of 334sq, with the Dutch Minister of Defense on board, picked up the first two Dutch F-35As on their maiden deployment from their home base Edwards AFB (CA) to Dutch soil. Both Lightning II s, F-001 and F-002 were assigned to the 31st Test and Evaluation Squadron (31st TES) and returned some weeks later to Edwards to continue their test program.