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- Hey there everyone, I'm Staff Sergeant Traci Keller

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here with Your Look Around the Air Force.

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^For the first time, an F-35 Lightning II

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^will undergo the decontamination process

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^in order to meet the F-35 Joint Program Offices requirements

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^bringing it one step closer to Full-Rate Production.

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^Of course, the F-35 will be contaminated with simulants,

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^or elements that have been researched and tested to be safe,

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^but mimic the properties of harmful agents.

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^The aircraft will be contaminated several times

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^and towed to its decontamination shelter

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^to see if it can be cleaned after chemical

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^or biological weapons exposure.

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^Testing goes through December with additional testing

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^slated on a Marine Corps F-35 B from the operational fleet

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^in early 2017.

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^USAFE-AFAFRICA officials have released

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^the results of an accident investigation

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^into the August 11th, 2015 crash

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^of a US F-16C Fighting Falcon

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^near the Grafenwoehr Training Area in Germany.

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^The investigation concluded that the cause of the mishap

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^was a structural failure, causing the main engine control

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^to malfunction, prohibiting fuel flow.

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^The Spangdahlem Air Base pilot ejected safely

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^sustaining minor injuries.

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^A detailed review of maintenance records revealed

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^no discrepancies to indicate engine, mechanical,

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^flight control, or other problems

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^existed with the aircraft.

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^Finally, one of the perks of the post-9/11 GI Bill

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^is the ability to transfer benefits to dependents.

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^- [Traci Voiceover] In the latest episode of FYI,

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^Tech Sergeant Holly Roberts-Davis

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^explains how you can do that.

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^You can find it and other episodes of FYI

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^on our YouTube page, AFTVRadio.

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^For other Air Force headlines, head to af.mil.

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^And, that's Your Look around the Air Force.

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