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F-35 1,000 hour sortie flight

A pilot from Luke Air Force Base, Arizona, flew the 1,000th F-35A Lightning II training sortie March 31, 2015. The 56th Fighter Wing is the fastest F-35 wing to reach the 1,000-sortie milestone in the Defense Department. (U.S. Air Force photo by Senior Airman Devante Williams)
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F-35 1,000 hour sortie flight

Maj. Joshua Arki prepares to fly the F-35A Lightning II 1,000th training sortie March 31, 2015, at Luke Air Force Base, Arizona. Arki is a pilot with the 61st Fighter Squadron which is part of the 56th Fighter Wing. The wing was the fastest F-35 wing to reach the 1,000-sortie milestone in the Defense Department. (U.S. Air Force photo/Senior Airman Devante Williams)
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Gen Pleus F-35 Flight

Brig. Gen. Scott Pleus, 56th Fighter Wing commander, suits up for his first F-35 sortie flight at Luke Air Force Base, Arizona, March 18, 2015. Pleus has been flying the F-16 for 22 years. (U.S. Air Force photo/Senior Airman Devante Williams)
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Gen Pleus F-35 Flight

Brig. Gen. Scott Pleus, 56th Fighter Wing commander, steps to his first F-35 sortie flight at Luke Air Force Base, Arizona, March 18, 2015. Pleus will now be the first commander to switch to the F-35 on Luke AFB. (U.S. Air Force photo/Senior Airman Devante Williams)
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Gen Pleus F-35 Flight

Brig. Gen. Scott Pleus, 56th Fighter Wing commander, greets the ground crew that will launch him during his first F-35 sortie flight at Luke Air Force Base, Arizona, March 18, 2015. (U.S. Air Force photo/Senior Airman Devante Williams)
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Chilled lightning

An F-35 Lightning II endures freezing temperatures in the 96th Test Wing's McKinley Climatic Laboratory Jan. 27, 2015, at Eglin Air Force Base, Fla. The joint strike fighter has undergone four months of climate testing in the lab to certify the fleet to deploy to any corner of the world. (U.S. Air Force photo/Samuel King Jr.)
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F-35

An F-35 Lightning II endures freezing temperatures in the 96th Test Wing's McKinley Climatic Laboratory Jan. 27, 2015, at Eglin Air Force Base, Fla. The joint strike fighter has undergone four months of climate testing in the lab to certify the fleet to deploy to any corner of the world. (U.S. Air Force photo/Samuel King Jr.)
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Catching lightning

Airman 1st Class Johnny Patterson, left, 58th Aircraft Maintenance Squadron F-35 Lightning II crew chief, talks to Col. Charles Wallace II, 33rd Fighter Wing F-35 Academic Training Center director and F-35 pilot, after completing his first sortie in the aircraft on Eglin Air Force Base, Fla., Dec. 5, 2014. Patterson was in the first class of pipeline students qualified as F-35 Lightning II crew chiefs. While other crew chiefs on the flight line cross-trained from fourth-generation weapon systems, Patterson’s class has only ever worked with the F-35. (U.S. Air Force photo/Staff Sgt. Marleah Robertson)
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Catching lightning

Col. Charles Wallace II, 33rd Fighter Wing F-35 Lightning II Academic Training Center director and F-35 pilot, prepares to power down after returning from his first sortie in the aircraft on Eglin Air Force Base, Fla., Dec. 5, 2014. The ATC mission is to train Air Force, Marine, Navy and international partner operators and maintainers of the F-35. (U.S. Air Force photo/Staff Sgt. Marleah Robertson)
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Catching lightning

Col. Charles Wallace II, 33rd Fighter Wing F-35 Lightning II Academic Training Center director and F-35 pilot, removes his helmet after completing his first sortie in the aircraft on Eglin Air Force Base, Fla., Dec. 5, 2014. The ATC mission is to train Air Force, Marine, Navy and international partner operators and maintainers of the F-35. (U.S. Air Force photo/Staff Sgt. Marleah Robertson)
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Catching lightning

Airman 1st Class Johnny Patterson, 58th Aircraft Maintenance Squadron F-35 Lightning II crew chief, guides Col. Charles Wallace II, 33rd Fighter Wing F-35 Academic Training Center director and F-35 pilot, after completing his first sortie in the aircraft on Eglin Air Force Base, Fla., Dec. 5, 2014. Patterson was in the first class of pipeline students qualified as F-35 Lightning II crew chiefs. While other crew chiefs on the flight line cross-trained from fourth-generation weapon systems, Patterson’s class has only ever worked with the F-35. (U.S. Air Force photo/Staff Sgt. Marleah Robertson)
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Catching lightning

An instructor pilot in an F-35 Lightning II flies overhead to watch Col. Charles Wallace II, 33rd Fighter Wing F-35 Academic Training Center director and F-35 pilot, perform a touch-and-go during his first sortie in the aircraft on Eglin Air Force Base, Fla., Dec. 5, 2014. The ATC mission is to train Air Force, Marine, Navy and international partner operators and maintainers of the F-35. (U.S. Air Force photo/Staff Sgt. Marleah Robertson)
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