F-35 Lightining II at Nellis AFB

A Lockheed Martin F-35 Lightning II lands Wednesday, March 6, 2013, at Nellis Air Force Base, Nev. The aircraft will be assigned to the 422nd Test and Evaluation Squadron and the aircraft will be used for development test support, force development evaluation and supporting operational test aircraft at Edwards Air Force Base, Calif. (U.S. Air Force photo/Airman 1st Class Jason Couillard)

F-35 Lightining II at Nellis AFB

Two Lockheed Martin F-35 Lightning IIs fly over Nellis Air Force Base, Nev., prior to landing Wednesday, March 6, 2013. The Lockheed Martin F-35 Lightning II is a single-seat, single-engine, fifth generation, multirole fighter that’s able to perform ground attack, reconnaissance and air defense missions with stealth capability. (U.S. Air Force photo/Airman 1st Class Jason Couillard)

F-35 Lightining II at Nellis AFB

A crew chief assigned to the 57th Aircraft Maintenance Squadron Lightning Aircraft Maintenance Unit marshals an F-35 Lightning II into its parking spot after arriving Wednesday, March 6, 2013, at Nellis Air Force Base, Nev. The two F-35s will be assigned to the 422nd Test and Evaluation Squadron. (U.S. Air Force photo/Lawrence Crespo)

Air Force cuts aviation support to public events

(U.S. Air Force file photo)

Space Fence

A graphic depicts resident space objects surrounding Earth. The Space Fence program will provide the ability to detect, track, identify and characterize orbiting objects. (Courtesy image)

Iraqi Air Force receives three C130J aircraft

Iraqi officials, Lockhead Martin Senior Leaders and Air Force leaders pose for a picture in front of the C-130J that will be delivered to Iraq from Marietta, GA, Dec 12, 2012. From left to right: Jack Crisler, Lockheed Martin Vice President Business Development, Colonel John Drohan, DCMA Commander Marietta, Iraqi Interpreter, Staff Colonel, Sameer Fareed, Abdul Hameed, C-130 Command Pilot, Staff Brigadier General Ali Alaaragy, Iraqi Defense Attaché in Washington, DC, Staff Brigadier General Mohammed Abdulkareem Awni AL-SAADI, New Al Muthana Air Base Commander, Shan Cooper, Lockheed Martin Vice President and Site General Manager Marietta, Staff Lt. Gen. Anwer Hamad Amen, Iraqi Air Force Commander, Heidi Grant, Deputy Under Secretary of the U.S. Air Force, International Affairs George Shultz, Lockheed Martin Vice President and General Manager C-130 Programs, Major General Frederick Martin, OSC-1 , George Standridge, Lockheed Martin Vice President Business Development, Lt. Col. Hamid Madab Hussien Al-Imara. (Courtesy photo by Lockhead Martin’s Damien A. Guarnieri)

Iraqi Air Force receives three C130J aircraft

Staff Lt. Gen. Anwer Hamad Amen, Iraqi Air Force Commander, speaks to the crowd inside the main C-130 production line building in Marietta, Ga, Dec. 12, 2012. The first C-130Js for Iraq were presented at this ceremony to mark the delivery to Iraq. The aircraft in the background is Iraq's fourth of six. (Courtesy photo by Lockhead Martin’s Todd R. McQueen)

Iraqi Air Force receives three C130J aircraft

Staff Lt. Gen. Anwer Hamad Amen, Iraqi Air Force Commander, shakes hands with Heidi Grant, Deputy Under Secretary of the U.S. Air Force, International Affairs, in the cockpit of the Iraqi Air Force's C-130J number three in Murietta, GA, Dec.12, 2012. (Courtesy photo by Lockhead Martin’s Damien Guarnieri)

Space Technology

dhffrrhfddrrrrr

Space Technology

dhffrrhfddrrrrr

F-35 A reaches 500th sortie

An F-35A Lightning II joint strike fighter from the 33rd Fighter Wing at Eglin Air Force Base, Fla., flies over the Emerald Coast Sept. 19, 2012 preparing to land. (U.S. Air Force photo/Master Sgt. Jeremy T. Lock)

F-35 A reaches 500th sortie

F-35A Lightning II joint strike fighter maintainers from the 58th Aircraft Maintenance Unit at Eglin Air Force Base, Fla., preflight the jet before taking off for a local training mission over the Emerald Coast Sept. 18, 2012. (U.S. Air Force photo/Master Sgt. Jeremy T. Lock)

Hurricane relief efforts

Air Force crews offload Southern California Edison power repair equipment from a C-5 Galaxy on Stewart Air National Guard Base in Newburgh, N.Y., Nov. 1, 2012. The Defense Department initiated the airlift operation to aid recovery efforts in Hurricane Sandy's aftermath. (U.S. Army photo/Master Sgt. Corine Lombardo)

Papa AB, Hungary

Aerial porters of the Heavy Airlift Wing at Papa Air Base, Hungary remove pallets from a C-17 Globemaster III after a recent Swedish mission. The wing operates a fleet of three Globemaster III long-range cargo jets under the Strategic Airlift Capability program that consists of ten NATO nations Bulgaria, Estonia, Hungary, Lithuania, the Netherlands, Norway, Poland, Romania, Slovenia and USA and two Partnership for Peace nations, Sweden and Finland. (U.S. Air Force photo/Tech. Sgt. Bennie J. Davis III)

Papa AB, Hungary

Aerial porters remove pallets from a C-17 Globemaster III after a recent Swedish mission. The wing operates a fleet of three Globemaster IIIs under the Strategic Airlift Capability program. The 10 NATO nations that participate in the program are Bulgaria, Estonia, Hungary, Lithuania, the Netherlands, Norway, Poland, Romania, Slovenia, the U.S. and two Partnership for Peace nations, Sweden and Finland. (U.S. Air Force photo/Tech. Sgt. Bennie J. Davis III)

Papa AB, Hungary

Sitkei Adrienn, a diplomatic clearance specialist with the Hungarian Air Force, boards a C-17 Globemaster III before a Heavy Airlift Wing mission to the Netherlands. HAW is the operational unit of the Strategic Airlift Capability (SAC) program. SAC is a multinational consortium, designed to fulfill the strategic airlift requirements of the participating nations. It consists of ten NATO nations Bulgaria, Estonia, Hungary, Lithuania, the Netherlands, Norway, Poland, Romania, Slovenia and USA and two Partnership for Peace nations, Sweden and Finland. SACÕs operational unit HAW is a multinational unit and its Airmen come from the participating nations of the SAC program. (U.S. Air Force photo/Tech. Sgt. Bennie J. Davis III)

F-35 A milestone

An F-35A conventional takeoff and landing (CTOL) aircraft completed the first in-flight weapons release of a 2,000 pound GBU-31 BLU-109 Joint Direct Attack Munition (JDAM) from a 5th Generation fighter, Oct. 16. (Courtesy photo)

F-35A

F-35A Lightning II joint strike fighter pilot wing commander Col. Andrew Toth from the 33rd Fighter Wing and production superintendent Master Sgt. Scott Grabham talk about his flight after flying a local training mission over the Emerald Coast Sept. 18, 2012 Eglin Air Force Base, Fla. (U.S. Air Force photo/Master Sgt. Jeremy T. Lock)

F-35A

F-35A Lightning II joint strike fighter Crew Chief Staff Sgt. Jeremy Deck from the 58th Aircraft Maintenance Unit at Eglin Air Force Base, Fla., checks over the jet after a local training mission over the Emerald Coast Sept. 18, 2012. (U.S. Air Force photo/Master Sgt. Jeremy T. Lock)

F-35A

F-35A Lightning II joint strike fighter pilot Lt. Col. Mike Ebner, from the 33rd Fighter Wing at Eglin Air Force Base, Fla., preflights his jet before flying a local training mission over the Emerald Coast Sept. 18, 2012. (U.S. Air Force photo/Master Sgt. Jeremy T. Lock)

Fifth-generation formation

An F-22A Raptor, foreground, from the 43rd Fighter Squadron at Tyndall Air Force Base, Fla., and an F-35A Lightning II joint strike fighter from the 33rd Fighter Wing at Eglin Air Force Base, Fla., soar over the Emerald Coast Sept. 19, 2012. This was the first time the two fifth-generation fighters have flown together for the Air Force. (U.S. Air Force photo/Master Sgt. Jeremy T. Lock)

Fifth-generation formation

An F-22A Raptor, foreground, from the 43rd Fighter Squadron at Tyndall Air Force Base, Fla., and an F-35A Lightning II joint strike fighter from the 33rd Fighter Wing at Eglin Air Force Base, Fla., soar over the Emerald Coast Sept. 19, 2012. This was the first time the two fifth-generation fighters have flown together for the Air Force. (U.S. Air Force photo/Master Sgt. Jeremy T. Lock)

Fifth-generation formation

An F-22A Raptor, foreground, from the 43rd Fighter Squadron at Tyndall Air Force Base, Fla., and an F-35A Lightning II joint strike fighter from the 33rd Fighter Wing at Eglin Air Force Base, Fla., soar over the Emerald Coast Sept. 19, 2012. This was the first time the two fifth-generation fighters have flown together for the Air Force. (U.S. Air Force photo/Master Sgt. Jeremy T. Lock)

Fifth-generation formation

An F-22A Raptor, foreground, from the 43rd Fighter Squadron at Tyndall Air Force Base, Fla., and an F-35A Lightning II joint strike fighter from the 33rd Fighter Wing at Eglin Air Force Base, Fla., soar over the Emerald Coast Sept. 19, 2012. This was the first time the two fifth-generation fighters have flown together for the Air Force. (U.S. Air Force photo/Master Sgt. Jeremy T. Lock)