First Marine graduates Air Force’s only F-35 intelligence course
Col. Christopher Niemi, 33rd Operations Group commander, presents U.S. Marine Corps 1st Lt. Samuel Winsted, F-35B Lightning II intelligence officer, a graduation certificate after completing the F-35 Intelligence Formal Training Unit course, June 24, 2015, on Eglin Air Force Base, Fla. Winsted will serve in a critical role assisting the Marine Corps’ F-35 program at Marine Corps Air Station Yuma, Ariz., as it becomes the first operational F-35B base. The Marine Corps will declare IOC with the F-35B, short take-off and vertical landing variant, this summer. (U.S. Air Force courtesy photo)
