First F-35 Lighting II SUPT slot received at Columbus AFB
Second Lt. Austin Hornsby, Specialized Undergraduate Pilot Training Class 16-07, celebrates with his flightmates after receiving his assignment to fly the F-35 Lightning II at 16-07 assignment night on Columbus Air Force Base, Mississippi, March 25. Hornsby will be the first SUPT student ever to accept the challenge of piloting the F-35. (U.S. Air Force photo illustration/Senior Airman Stephanie Englar)