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Maj. Gen. Jay Silveria, USAF Warfare Center commander, connects his oxygen mask prior to his final qualifying flight in the F-35A Lightning II on September 26 at Eglin AFB. Silveria became the first general officer in the DOD to qualify in the fifth generation fighter. He completed his training with back-to-back flights and hot pit refueling. [USAF photo by Samuel King Jr.]

Airmen with the 58th AMU crew one prepare to load a GBU-31 joint direct attack munition on to an F-35A Lightning II during a qualification load on October 10th, 2014 at Eglin AFB. The F-35A is now one step closer to its initial operational capability with the first weapons load crew qualification. [USAF photo by SSgt. Marleah Robertson]

A1C0 Reece Zoller (left) operates an MJ-1 lift truck carrying an AIM-120 advanced medium-range air-to-air missile as SSgt. Zachary Watts (center) and A1C. Robert Hughes (right) guide him during a qualification load on October 10th, 2014 at Eglin AFB. The F-35 training program at Eglin AFB currently serves as the primary source of F-35 expertise to new F-35A units across the Air Force. Zoller, Watts and Hughes are load crew members from the 58th AMU crew one. [USAF photo by SSgt. Marleah Robertson]

The first RAAF F-35A Lightning II jet arrived at Luke AFB on December 18th, 2014. The jet's arrival marks the first international partner F-35 to arrive for training at Luke. [USAF photo by Amn. Pedro Mota]

Brig. Gen. Scott Pleus, 56th FW commander, puts on his helmet during his first F-35 sortie flight at Luke AFB on March 18th, 2015. [USAF photo by SrA. Devante Williams]

Brig. Gen. Scott Pleus, 56th FW commander, greets the ground crew that will launch him during his first F-35 sortie flight at Luke AFB on March 18th, 2015. [USAF photo by SrA. Devante Williams]

Maj. Joshua Arki prepares to fly the F-35A Lightning II 1,000th training sortie on March 31st, 2015, at Luke AFB. Arki is a pilot with the 61st FS which is part of the 56th FW. The wing was the fastest F-35 wing to reach the 1,000-sortie milestone in the Defense Department. [USAF photo by SrA. Devante Williams]

SSgt. Jason Schuler, 33rd Aircraft Maintenance Squadron, connects the fuel nozzle to F-35A #10-5013 during a hot pit session at Eglin AFB. All of the F-35 variants use the refueling areas in conjunction with the 96th Logistics Readiness Squadron’s fuels flight. [USAF photo by Samuel King Jr.]

Lt. Col. Christine Mau, 33rd OG deputy commander, puts on her helmet before taking her first flight in the F-35A at Eglin AFB on May 5th, 2015. Mau, who previously flew F-15E Strike Eagles, made history as the first female F-35 pilot in the program. [USAF photo by SSgt. Marleah Robertson]

Lt. Col. Christine Mau, 33rd OG deputy commander, prepares to take her first flight in the F-35A at Eglin AFB on May 5th, 2015. [USAF photo by SSgt. Marleah Robertson]

Sailors and Marines remove a generator for the F-35B from an MV-22 on May 21st, 2015 aboard the USS Wasp (LHD 1) on the Atlantic Ocean. Wasp, with VMFA-121 and VMFAT-501 embarked, is underway conducting the first phase of operational testing (OT-1), which will evaluate the full spectrum of F-35B measures of suitability and effectiveness in an at-sea environment. [USNavy photo by MCS. 1st Class Elizabeth Vlahos]

Col. David B. Lyons, 388th FW commander, passes the guidon to Lt. Col. George R. Watkins during the 34th FS activation ceremony on July 17th, 2015 at Hill AFB. The 34th will be the first combat squadron to fly the Air Force’s newest fighter aircraft, the F-35A. [USAF photo by Alex R. Lloyd]

SSgt. Bryan Jernigan, a dedicated crew chief assigned to the 388th AMXS, reveals the name on an F-35A aircraft of the 34th FS's new commander, Lt. Col. George R. Watkins, during the squadron’s activation ceremony on July 17th, 2015 at Hill AFB. The 34th will be the first combat squadron to fly the Air Force’s newest fighter aircraft, the F-35A. [USAF photo by Alex R. Lloyd]

RNoAF Maj. Morten Hanche, a 62nd FS F-35 student pilot, smiles as he enters the cockpit of a Norwegian F-35 Lightning II for the first time on December 14th, 2015 at Luke AFB. Hanche made history as the first Norwegian to pilot an F-35. [USAF photo by A1C. Ridge Shan]