A student pilot assigned to the 71st Fighter Squadron prepares to conduct their first F-22 flight during the basic flying course at Joint Base Langley-Eustis, Virginia, June 5, 2023. The nine-month long course is designed to take the students who have never flown a F-22 to being the force’s next generation of air dominance professionals. (U.S. Air Force photo by Tech. Sgt. Ceaira Tinsley)