Maj. Joseph Bachmann, a developmental test pilot for the F-35 Lightning II, takes off in an F-35 AA-1 March 19 from the runway at the Lockheed Martin Aeronautics plant here. Bachmann was the first Marine to fly the aircraft and has been training to fly the multirole, stealth-capable, supersonic joint strike fighter aircraft for more than two years. The Marine Corps will field the F-35B variant of the aircraft, which is short take-off and vertical landing capable. - Maj. Joseph Bachmann, a developmental test pilot for the F-35 Lightning II, takes off in an F-35 AA-1 March 19 from the runway at the Lockheed Martin Aeronautics plant here. Bachmann was the first Marine to fly the aircraft and has been training to fly the multirole, stealth-capable, supersonic joint strike fighter aircraft for more than two years. The Marine Corps will field the F-35B variant of the aircraft, which is short take-off and vertical landing capable.

Sgt. Maj. Carlton W. Kent, 16th Sergeant Major of the Marine Corps, places a wreath at the gravesite of the first Sergeant Major of the Marine Corps, Sgt. Maj. Wilbur Bestwick, at Skylawn Memorial Park Feb. 22. The burial site for Bestwick is incorrectly listed on his biography, and the Inspector-Instructor staff at nearby San Jose, Calif., were able to track down the correct site. Kent paid his respects during a recent visit to I&I San Jose. - Sgt. Maj. Carlton W. Kent, 16th Sergeant Major of the Marine Corps, places a wreath at the gravesite of the first Sergeant Major of the Marine Corps, Sgt. Maj. Wilbur Bestwick, at Skylawn Memorial Park Feb. 22. The burial site for Bestwick is incorrectly listed on his biography, and the Inspector-Instructor staff at nearby San Jose, Calif., were able to track down the correct site. Kent paid his respects during a recent visit to I&I San Jose.