Lt. Col. Stephen Pieper, 310th FS director of operations, holds a model of the F-35 Lightning II on January 21st, 2009. Colonel Pieper, along with Maj. Chad Lewis, was selected to be part of the initial cadre to fly the Joint Strike Fighter. The two will be part of the 10 initial instructors in the F-35 program and will be responsible for training all subsequent instructors in the Air Force's newest fighter aircraft. [USAF photo by SSgt. Ian Dean]
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News: Luke pilots selected to be first F-35 instructors [2009-01-23]
Two Airmen of Luke Air Force Base's F-16 Fighting Falcon family were selected Jan. 9 to become the initial cadre for the F-35 Lightning II.
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