The Air Force’s first joint strike fighter pilot, Lt. Col. Eric Smith, of the 58th FS, taxis his squadron’s newest aircraft, the F-35 Lightning II, to its new home at Eglin AFB on July 14th, 2011. [USAF photo by Samuel King Jr.]
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News: First Air Force F-35 pilot part of aviation history [2011-08-01]
With the arrival of the joint strike fighter, the military continues setting the historic milestones for the worldwide aviation industry in preparing the first F-35 Lightning II pilots.
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