A crew chief assigned to the 158th Maintenance Group, Vermont Air National Guard, taxis out an F-35A Lightning II, piloted by Lt. Col. Luke “Spider” Bledsoe, director of operations for the 187th Operations Group, Alabama Air National Guard, at the Vermont Air National Guard Base, South Burlington, Vermont, Dec. 14, 2023. The Alabama Air National Guard partnered with the Vermont Air National Guard, borrowing two F-35’s to continue training with the the Air Forces newest 5th generation fighter jet, as they wait for more of their own F-35s to arrive from Lockheed Martin. ( Air National Guard


A crew chief assigned to the 158th Maintenance Group, Vermont Air National Guard, taxis out an F-35A Lightning II, piloted by Lt. Col. Luke “Spider” Bledsoe, director of operations for the 187th Operations Group, Alabama Air National Guard, at the Vermont Air National Guard Base, South Burlington, Vermont, Dec. 14, 2023. The Alabama Air National Guard partnered with the Vermont Air National Guard, borrowing two F-35’s to continue training with the the Air Forces newest 5th generation fighter jet, as they wait for more of their own F-35s to arrive from Lockheed Martin. ( Air National Guard photo by Senior Master Sgt. Michael Davis)


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