The first two F-35A Lightning II fighter jets are scheduled to land at Burlington International Airport on Thursday, according to a news release from the Vermont National Guard. They are expected to arrive in the early afternoon.

Their arrival will make the 158th Fighter Wing the first Air National Guard unit to have the new plane.

A time on Thursday has not been confirmed yet and the jet arrivals are not open to the public, according to guard's Public Affairs Officer, Capt. Mike Arcovitch. The Burlington Free Press will be at the Vermont Air National Guard base in South Burlington when the jets arrive.

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