1st Lt. Zachari Mertes, assigned to the 134th Fighter Squadron, Vermont Air National Guard, prepares for launch in an F-35A Lightning II during a training exercise at Tyndall Air Force Base, Fla., Jan. 20, 2021. More than 150 airmen from the Vermont Air National Guard are participating in this two week training event to validate and verify weapon systems of the F-35.

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