Lightning down the line

An F-35A Lightning II taxis down the 33rd Fighter Wing flightline after a sortie at Eglin Air Force Base, Fla. The Air Force F-35s make of the majority of the joint strike fighters located on base. (U.S. Air Force photo/Samuel King Jr.)

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Lightning down the line

Airman 1st Class John Patterson, 33rd Aircraft Maintenance Squadron, marshals in an F-35A Lightning II after a sortie at Eglin Air Force Base, Fla. The 33rd Maintenance Group is responsible for the maintenance of the Air Force’s joint strike fighter fleet on base. (U.S. Air Force photo/Samuel King Jr.)

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Lightning down the line

A Marine F-35B Lightning II from the Marine Fighter Attack Training Squadron 501 rolls by the 33rd Fighter Wing hot pit refueling area as two F-35As receive fuel at Eglin Air Force Base, Fla. All of the F-35 variants use the refueling areas in conjunction with the 96th Logistics Readiness Squadron’s fuels flight. (U.S. Air Force photo/Samuel King Jr.)

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Lightning down the line

Senior Airman Travis Barry, 33rd Aircraft Maintenance Squadron, marshals out an F-35A Lightning II after a hot pit refuel session at Eglin Air Force Base, Fla. All of the F-35 variants use the refueling areas in conjunction with the 96th Logistics Readiness Squadron’s fuels flight. (U.S. Air Force photo/Samuel King Jr.)

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Lightning down the line

An F-35A Lightning II pilot turns his aircraft along the yellow taxi line on the 33rd Fighter Wing flightline at Eglin Air Force Base, Fla. (U.S. Air Force photo/Samuel King Jr.)

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Lightning down the line

Airman 1st Class John Patterson, 33rd Aircraft Maintenance Squadron, monitors F-35A Lightning II preflight checks at Eglin Air Force Base, Fla. The 33rd Maintenance Group is responsible for the maintenance of the Air Force’s joint strike fighter fleet on base. (U.S. Air Force photo/Samuel King Jr.)

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Lightning down the line

Airmen from the 33rd Maintenance Group perform checks on an F-35A Lightning II prior to a hot pit refueling session at Eglin Air Force Base, Fla. All of the F-35 variants use the refueling areas in conjunction with the 96th Logistics Readiness Squadron’s fuels flight. (U.S. Air Force photo/Samuel King Jr.)

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Lightning down the line

Tech. Sgt. James McCallen, 33rd Maintenance Squadron, monitors an F-35A Lightning II’s preflight checks at Eglin Air Force Base, Fla. The 33rd Maintenance Group is responsible for the maintenance of the Air Force’s joint strike fighter fleet on base. (U.S. Air Force photo/Samuel King Jr.)

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Lightning down the line

Published Nov. 21, 2014