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Navy Lt. Cmdr. Christopher Tabert returns from the first local flight of the carrier variant of the F-35C Lightning II, Joint Strike Fighter, Aug. 14, 2013, at Eglin Air Force Base's 33rd Fighter Wing. The unit, co-located at the wing, serves as the F-35C Fleet Replacement Squadron, training F-35C aircrew and maintenance personnel alongside Air Force, Marine and coalition partners in the joint strike fighter program. Tabert is an F-35 instructor pilot with the U.S. Navy Strike Fighter Squadron VFA-101.

PHOTO BY: Staff Sgt. Nicholas Egebrecht
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