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Tech. Sgt. Nathaniel Hansen, 388th Maintenance Squadron, removes a panel during an equipment and procedure validation aimed at preventing damage from a battery fire on an F-35A Lightning II at Hill Air Force Base, Utah on March 3, 2026. The collaboration between military and industrial Airmen, engineers, and firefighters tested prototype equipment and new procedures to develop a solution for potential battery fires that can be fielded to F-35 units and future weapons systems using the same battery. (U.S. Air Force photo by R. Nial Bradshaw)