EGLIN AIR FORCE BASE, Fla. -- (Far right) Maj. Joseph Scholtz, 706th Fighter Squadron operational test pilot, salutes Col. Andrew Toth, 33rd Fighter Wing commander, upon completion of his first training sortie in the F-35 II Lightning here Oct. 30, 2012. Scholtz is a reservist assigned to Nellis Air Force Base, Nev., as the installation's first qualified F-35 pilot. (photo courtesy of 53rd Wing public affairs)