EGLIN AIR FORCE BASE, Fla. -- Marine Corps Maj. Aric Liberman, Marine Fighter Attack Squadron 501 operations officer at the 33rd Fighter Wing, Eglin AFB, Fla., uses the first engine run at Eglin of the F-35B as a training opportunity March 14. He observed the plane captain, known as a crew chief in the Air Force, speak to the pilot during actions to monitor the aircraft's health. Liberman will conduct an engine familiarization and subsequent aircraft taxi later this month. The F-35B is the Marine Corps variant of the Joint Strike Fighter. (U.S. Air Force photo/Maj. Karen Roganov)
EGLIN AIR FORCE BASE, Fla. -- Marine Corps pilot Maj. Joseph Bachmann, Marine Fighter Attack Squadron 501 at the 33rd Fighter Wing at Elgin AFB, Fla., operates aircraft systems in conjunction with the plane captain, known as a crew chief in the Air Force, and other maintenance personnel to monitor the joint strike fighter's health during the first engine run of the F-35B March 14. The VMFAT-501 cadre will conduct engine familiarization and taxi runs later this month. (U.S. Air Force photo/Maj. Karen Roganov)
EGLIN AIR FORCE BASE, Fla. -- Marine Corps Maj. Aric Liberman, operations officer, Marine Fighter Attack Squadron 501 at the 33rd Fighter Wing, Eglin AFB, Fla., trains with Lockheed Martin contracted logistics maintenance personnel during the first engine run of the F-35B, March 14. The F-35B is the Marine Corps variant of the Joint Strike Fighter. (U.S. Air Force photo/Maj. Karen Roganov)