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Lt. Col. Eric Smith, the 58th Fighter Squadron director of operations, walks up to the cockpit of the F-35A Lightning II joint strike fighter, followed by Staff Sgt. Jeremy Houser, aircraft crew chief for the sortie, prior to its first-ever training sortie March 6 at Eglin Air Force Base, Fla.  Smith is the first Air Force pilot qualified to fly the F-35.  (U.S. Air Force photo/Samuel King Jr.)


Stepping up

Lt. Col. Eric Smith, the 58th Fighter Squadron director of operations, walks up to the cockpit of the F-35A Lightning II joint strike fighter, followed by Staff Sgt. Jeremy Houser, aircraft crew chief for the sortie, prior to its first-ever training sortie March 6 at Eglin Air Force Base, Fla. Smith is the first Air Force pilot qualified to fly the F-35. (U.S. Air Force photo/Samuel King Jr.)

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