F-35 maintainers validate engine processes for future
Petty Officer 1st Class Jake Bauer, a Strike Fighter Squadron 101 maintainer, makes adjustments to an F-35 Lightning II joint strike fighter engine at Eglin Air Force Base, Fla., Oct. 27. Airmen, Marines and Sailors are executing step-by-step processes to validate engine maintenance procedures for the F-135 to ensure they are sound before being taught to future F-35 maintainers. (U.S. Air Force photo/Samuel King Jr.)