LtCol George "Boxer" Schwartz flies F-35A AF-1 conventional take-off and landing aircraft during the first in-flight missile launch of an AIM-120 over the Point Mugu Sea test range on June 5, 2013. [Courtesy F-35 Program Office]
A1C Christian Mejia, 376th Expeditionary Security Forces Squadron Fly Away Security Team member, is responsible for guarding a disabled C-130J-30 (Believed to be 04-3144 from 41st AS) at Forward Operating Base Shank, Logar province, Afghanistan, June 6, 2013. [USAF Photo by MSgt. Ben Bloker]
Maj. Mark Blackman, a fighter pilot with the 157th FS at McEntire JNGB, prepares to launches in F-16C block 52 #92-3914 for a training mission during a Readiness Exercise, June 2, 2013. [ANG photo by TSgt. Caycee Watson]
Maj. Ryan Corrigan, a fighter pilot with the 157th FS at McEntire JNGB, prepares to launches in F-16C block 52 #92-3922 for a training mission during a Readiness Exercise, June 2, 2013. [ANG photo by TSgt. Caycee Watson]
From left, 1st Lt. Connor Flynt, Capt. Eric Broyles, 1st Lt. Joe Walz, Capt. Nathaniel Halley; 1st Lts. Stephen Grace, Patrick Nolan, Kyle Bell, John Johnston, Christopher Hartman, Alex Kimber, Philip Messer, Mike Gallinoto, Nathan McCaskey, Benjamin Baci, Dan Doohen, Tyler McBride; Capt. John Green and 1st Lt. Alison Romanko. [USAF photo by SrA Sandra Welch]
RNLAF J-235 at Eindhoven Airbase, 2013. The J-235 is in use as an instructional airframe at the "Leerdock" (technical groundschool). The instructors took effort to bring this F-16 back in its original state and applied markings of 323 Squadron, the Squadron where the J-235 flew most of it's career, on it. The airframe is in use as an instructional airframe for maintenance practices and for procedure training by the local fire department.
F-35A Lightning II Joint Strike Fighters from the 58th FS, Eglin AFB, perform an aerial refueling mission with a KC-135 Stratotanker from the 336th ARS on May 14, 2013 off the coast of Northwest Florida. [USAF photo by MSgt. Donald R. Allen]
F-35A Lightning II Joint Strike Fighters from the 58th FS, Eglin AFB, perform an aerial refueling mission with a KC-135 Stratotanker from the 336th ARS on May 14, 2013 off the coast of Northwest Florida. [USAF photo by MSgt. Donald R. Allen]
An F-35A Lightning II approaches a KC-135 Stratotanker during aerial refueling on May 13, 2013, near Eglin AFB. The initial cadre of Air Force F-35 instructor pilots at the 33rd Fighter Wing recently qualified in aerial refueling for the joint strike fighter. [USAF photo by MSgt. John Nimmo]
U.S. and Polish F-16 aircraft wait at the end of the runway for final departure orders before the first mission of Aviation Detachment rotation 13-2, May 13, 2013. [USAF photo by Tech. Sgt. Kenya Shiloh]