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Tech. Sgt. Jesse Mitchell is the first F-35A maintainer in the 388th Fighter Wing to be certified in six different areas of F-35A maintenance. He is part of the Blended Operational Lightning Technician program and currently deployed to Aviano Air Base, Italy, with the 421st Fighter Squadron, supporting the F-35A in the multi-national defense exercise, Astral Knight 2019. The BOLT program is pushing to streamline F-35A sustainment by providing smaller maintenance teams for agile movements. (U.S. Air Force photo by Micah Garbarino)