Pilot for a Day roams with the Nomads

Pilot for a Day, Christian “the Natural” Loafman (center), stands in front on an F-35A Lightning II with his mother, Kerri Loafman, Lt. Col. Bradley Turner, 33rd Operations Support Squadron commander (left), and Lt. Col. Brad Bashore, 58th Fighter Squadron commander (right), at Eglin Air Force Base, Fla., May 18, 2016. After spending a day in the life of an F-35A pilot, Christian earned his call sign “the Natural” from his pilot comrades, referencing his natural ability to fly. (U.S. Air Force photo/Lena Lopez)

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