卢克空军基地的“闪电”II 在内利斯训练期间，一架 F-35A 联合攻击战斗机准备起飞。（Staff Sgts. David Cruson and Leah Curtin, 61st Aircraft Maintenance Unit Staff F-35 dedicated crew chiefs, prepare a Lightning II for takeoff at Nellis Air Force Base, Nev., April 15, 2015.）

美国佛罗里达州埃格林空军基地，首位 F-35 女飞行员（第33作战大队副指挥官）完成其第一个架次飞行训练后接受水炮施礼。（Lt. Col. Christine Mau, 33rd Operations Group deputy commander, navigates her F-35A through the “bird bath” after returning from her first flight on Eglin Air Force Base, Fla., May 5, 2015. Mau, who previously flew F-15E Strike Eagles, made history as the first female F-35 pilot in the program.）

首位 F-35 女飞行员（第33作战大队副指挥官）完成其第一个架次飞行训练后降落在埃格林空军基地。（Lt. Col. Christine Mau, 33rd Operations Group deputy commander, returns from her first F-35A training flight after landing on Eglin Air Force Base, Fla., May 5, 2015. Mau, who previously flew F-15E Strike Eagles, made history as the first female F-35 pilot in the program.）

美国空军 F-35A“闪电”II 联合攻击战斗机在训练中接受 KC-10 空中加油。（An Air Force F-35A Lightning II is boom refueled by a KC-10A during a training mission near Eglin Air Force Base, Fla., April 10, 2015.）

第56战斗机联队指挥官座机 12-5056 号 F-35A 联合攻击战斗机飞抵卢克空军基地。（Brig. Gen. Scott Pleus, 56th Fighter Wing commander, lands the flagship F-35 Lightning ll at Luke Air Force Base, Ariz., April 28, 2015. The flagship's arrival coincides with the start of Luke F-35 student pilot training, which begins in May. Luke now has 20 U.S. F-35s and two from the Royal Australian Air Force.）

第56战斗机联队指挥官座机 12-5056 号 F-35A 联合攻击战斗机抵达卢克空军基地。（Brig. Gen. Scott Pleus, 56th Fighter Wing commander, taxis in after his first F-35 training sortie flight at Luke Air Force Base, Ariz., March 18, 2015. Pleus is the first commander from Luke AFB to fly the F-35.）

第56战斗机联队指挥官完成其第一个 F-35A 训练飞行架次后返场滑行。（Brig. Gen. Scott Pleus, 56th Fighter Wing commander, taxis in after his first F-35 training sortie flight at Luke Air Force Base, Ariz., March 18, 2015. Pleus is the first commander from Luke AFB to fly the F-35.）

美国佛罗里达州埃格林空军基地，澳大利亚空军飞行学员安德鲁·杰克逊驾驶 F-35A“闪电”II 联合攻击战斗机完成最后一次训练任务后滑入机库，成为第一个澳大利亚 F-35 飞行员。（Royal Australian Air Force Squadron Leader Andrew Jackson, F-35 Lightning II student pilot, returns from his final training mission after landing on Eglin Air Force Base, Fla., April 23, 2015. Jackson made history as the first Australian pilot to fly in the F-35A. The fifth-generation aircraft will meet Australia’s future air combat and strike needs, providing a networked force-multiplier effect in terms of situational awareness and combat effectiveness.）

美国佛罗里达州埃格林空军基地，澳大利亚空军飞行学员安德鲁·杰克逊驾驶 F-35A“闪电”II 联合攻击战斗机降落后滑向机库，完成他最后一次训练任务，成为第一个澳大利亚 F-35 飞行员。（Royal Australian Air Force Squadron Leader Andrew Jackson, F-35 Lightning II student pilot, takes off on his final training mission from Eglin Air Force Base, Fla., April 23, 2015. Jackson made history as the first Australian pilot to fly in the F-35A. The fifth-generation aircraft will meet Australia’s future air combat and strike needs, providing a networked force-multiplier effect in terms of situational awareness and combat effectiveness.）

美国佛罗里达州埃格林空军基地，澳大利亚空军飞行学员安德鲁·杰克逊驾驶 F-35A“闪电”II 联合攻击战斗机降落后滑向机库，完成他最后一次训练任务，成为第一个澳大利亚 F-35 飞行员。（Royal Australian Air Force Squadron Leader Andrew Jackson, F-35 Lightning II student pilot, completes his final training mission after landing on Eglin Air Force Base, Fla., April 23, 2015. Jackson made history as the first Australian pilot to fly in the F-35A. The fifth-generation aircraft will meet Australia’s future air combat and strike needs, providing a networked force-multiplier effect in terms of situational awareness and combat effectiveness.）