Lightning 53 - USMC Capt. Brendan Walsh
USMC Capt. Brendan Walsh becomes the fifty-third pilot to fly the F-35 when he took off from Eglin AFB, Florida, on 12 September 2012.
Photo by GySgt Stacey-Ann Viner
Lightning 52 - USMC Maj. Adam Levine
USMC Maj. Adam Levine becomes the fifty-second pilot to fly the F-35 when he took off from Eglin AFB, Florida, on 11 September 2012.
Photo by GySgt Stacey-Ann Viner
Lightning 51 - USMC Maj. Michael Rountree
USMC Maj. Michael Rountree becomes the fifty-first pilot to fly the F-35 when he took off from Eglin AFB, Florida, on 17 August 2012.
Photo by GySgt Stacey-Ann Viner
Lightning 50 - USMC Maj. Aric Liberman
USMC Maj. Aric Liberman becomes the fiftieth pilot to fly the F-35 when he took off from Eglin AFB, Florida, on 13 August 2012.
Photo by GySgt Stacey-Ann Viner
Lightning 49 - USAF Lt. Col. Mike Ebner
USAF Lt. Col. Mike Ebner becomes the forty-ninth pilot to fly the F-35 when he took off from Eglin AFB, Florida, on 13 August 2012.
Photo by SrA Haley Tippett
Lightning 48 - USAF Col. Andrew Toth
USAF Col. Andrew Toth becomes the forty-eighth pilot to fly the F-35 when he took off from Eglin AFB, Florida, on 8 August 2012. Toth is the commander of the 33rd Fighter Wing at Eglin.
Photo by SrA Haley Tippett
Lightning 47 - USMC Maj. Mark Noble
USMC Maj. Mark Noble becomes the forty-seventh pilot to fly the F-35 when he took off from Eglin AFB, Florida, on 1 August 2012.
Photo by SrA Haley Tippett
Lightning 46 - USAF Maj. Jay Spohn
USAF Maj. Jay Spohn becomes the forty-sixth pilot to fly the F-35 when he took off from Eglin AFB, Florida, on 16 July 2012. Spohn is the first Air National Guard and the third non-flight test pilot to fly the F-35.
Photo by SrA Haley Tippett
Lightning 45 - USMC Maj. Steve Gillette
USMC Maj. Steve Gillette becomes the forty-fifth pilot to fly the F-35 when he took off from Eglin AFB, Florida, on 13 July 2012. Gillette is the second non-flight test pilot to fly the F-35.
Lightning 44 - USMC Lt. Col. David Berke
USMC Lt. Col. David Berke becomes the forty-fourth pilot to fly the F-35 when he took off from Eglin AFB, Florida, on 11 July 2012.
Lightning 43 - USMC Maj. Jon Ohman
USMC Maj. Jon Ohman becomes the forty-third pilot to fly the F-35 when he took off from NAS Patuxent River, Maryland, in F-35C CF-2 on 29 June 2012.
Photo by Michael Jackson
Lightning 42 - USMC Lt. Col. Roger Hardy
USMC Lt. Col. Roger Hardy becomes the forty-second pilot to fly the F-35 when he took off from Eglin AFB, Florida, on 22 June 2012. Hardy is the first non test pilot Marine to fly the F-35 for his first flight from Eglin.