Crew Chief Raul Guzman, 34th Aircraft Maintenance Unit, prepares to launch an F-35A Lightning II during Red Flag 17-1, Nellis Air Force Base, Nev., Feb. 3, 2017. Maintainers and pilots from Hill Air Force Base’s 388th and 419th Fighter Wings deployed the fifth generation fighter to Nellis AFB Jan. 20. This is the first deployment of the F-35A to a Red Flag exercise. (U.S. Air Force photo/R. Nial Bradshaw)