Former F/A-18 driver is first USAF F-35A pilot to clock 1,000 hours on the stealth fighter
Lt. Col. Jared Santos became the first U.S. Air Force pilot to reach 1,000 flying hours in the F-35A on Oct. 22.
Force pilot to reach 1,000 flying hours in the F-35A Lightning II after a training sortie at Hill Air Force Base, Utah, Oct. 22, 2020. Santos, a former F-15 and F-18 pilot, began flying the F-35 at Eglin AFB, and has been assigned to the 388th Fighter Wing for two years. (U.S. Air Force photo by R. Nial Bradshaw)
Santos had nearly 800 hours in the F/A-18 during an exchange program with the U.S. Marine Corps before he converted to the F-35A.
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