Maj. Gen. Jay Silveria, U. S. Air Force Warfare Center commander, takes a break in his F-35A Lightning II while the aircraft is refueling during his final qualifying flight Sept. 26 at Eglin Air Force Base, Fla. Silveria became the first general officer in the Department of Defense to qualify in the fifth generation fighter. He completed his training with back-to-back flights and hot pit refueling. ( Air Force photo/Samuel King Jr.)

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