SSgt. Brittney Lehr, 412th AMXS JSF, and Marine SSgt.Thomas Mitsch, Marine VMX-22, work to remove a panel on an F-35 on November 29th, 2012. For more than 18 months, developmental test personnel from the F-35 Integrated Test Force have been responsible for training operational maintainers from the 31st TES and VMX-22; the marines who will maintain the F-35B Short Takeoff Vertical Landing variant. Seventy-six personnel have successfully completed the program with 15 maintainers currently participating. [USAF photo]
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News: F-35 ITF preps maintainers for operational test [2012-12-05]
When the Joint Strike Fighter Operational Test Team begins testing the F-35 this month, maintenance personnel will be fully self-sufficient and prepared to transition to flight operations.
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