Matthew Leclair, a crew chief contractor for the 839th Aircraft Maintenance Unit, marshals in an F-16D Fighting Falcon at Nellis Air Force Base, Nev., May 24, 2023. Rob McHenry, the Deputy Director of the Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency (DARPA), went on a familiarization flight with U.S. Air Force Maj. Megan Hainline, an F-16 pilot assigned to the 422 Test and Evaluations Squadron. DARPA seeks understand how they can assist to optimize Air Force capabilities that prepare Airmen for joint, all domain combat operations. (Air Force photograph by Senior Airman Wyatt Stabler)Maj. Megan Hainline, left, and Rob McHenry, the Deputy Director of the Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency (DARPA), remove their helmets after a flight at Nellis Air Force Base, Nev., May 24, 2023. DARPA works closely with service branches to create new strategic opportunities and novel tactical options in support of the national defense. (Air Force photograph by Senior Airman Wyatt Stabler)Rob McHenry, the Deputy Director of the Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency (DARPA), left, and Maj. Megan Hainline, a pilot assigned to the 422nd Test and Evaluation Squadron, sit in an F-16D Fighting Falcon at Nellis Air Force Base, Nev., May 24, 2023. DARPA develops breakthrough technologies to support national defense objectives. (Air Force photograph by Senior Airman Wyatt Stabler)
