First DOD general officer completes F-35 qualification training
Staff Sgt. Chris Hunter, 33rd Aircraft Maintenance Squadron, refuels Maj. Gen. Jay Silveria’s, U. S. Air Force Warfare Center commander, F-35A Lightning II at a hot pit session during the general’s final qualifying flight Sept. 26 at Eglin Air Force Base, Fla. Silveria became the first general officer in the Department of Defense to qualify in the fifth generation fighter. He completed his training with back-to-back flights and hot pit refueling. (U.S. Air Force photo/Samuel King Jr.)