Lockheed Martin F-35B

Lockheed Martin F-35B

Lieutenant Col. James Kromberg, 461st Flight Test Squadron director of operations, adjusts his helmet as he prepares to fly the F-35 Lightning II Jan. 30 at the Lockheed Martin facility at Naval Air Station Fort Worth, Texas. Colonel Kromberg’s test flight marks the first time a military pilot flew the F-35. (Lockheed Martin photo by Randy Crites)