Even when you’re not in a combat zone things can happen that test your skill and adaptation under pressure. As your train daily for combat purposes it’s still important to do emergency procedures. This article talks about the F35 crash in Alaska and how everyone worked their hardest, even Lockheed engineers.

http://www.military.com/daily-news/2025/08/27/f-35-pilot-was-phone-nearly-hour-engineers-ejection-and-fiery-crash.html

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F-35 Pilot Was on Phone for Nearly an Hour with Engineers Before Ejection and Fiery Crash

The 39-page crash report, released this week, detailed the circumstances of the fiery crash, which completely destroyed the F-35, valued at $196.5 million.