Lt. Col. Randal Efferson (left) and Maj. Jay Spohn stand in front of a F-35 at Eglin AFB on May 11th, 2012. The Florida Air National Guardsmen are the only National Guard pilots currently assigned to the 33rd OG and they’ll soon be taking to the skies to master the F-35 Lightning II Joint Strike Fighter. [USAF photo by MSgt. Thomas Kielbasa]
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News: Guard’s first F-35 pilots ready to take flight [2012-05-23]
When military aviators of the future look back at the beginnings of the F-35 program, they may see the names of two Florida National Guard pilots listed among the first to fly the Air Force's fifth-generation fighter jet.
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