Pilot sits in F-35B Lightning II cockpit with canopy up.

Fleet Readiness Center East (FRCE) F-35 maintenance test pilot Ross Fearon his final F-35B Lightning II flight as an active-duty Marine. Following 20 years of service as a fighter pilot in the Marine Corps, Fearon took on the civilian role of F-35 maintenance test pilot in order to continue serving the nation by helping deliver flight-ready aircraft to the warfighter.  (Courtesy photo)

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