On a dusty tarmac, about 20 miles from downtown Phoenix, Capt. Joseph Stengerstandsin 109- degree heat, barely sweating. A 32- year-old fighter pilot with the slicked-back hair, steady eyes, and ropey forearms you see on movie posters, he is admiring an equally impressive piece of flying machinery, the F-35 Lightning Ⅱ fighter. In his green flight suit, and standing a little over 6 feet tall, Stenger is nearly face to snout with this menacing jet. It's his job to figure out what it can do in combat, and to teach that to hundreds of other fighter pilots.
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