1st. Lt. Brett Burnside Published July 20, 2017 By Senior Airman Heidi Goodsell 56th Fighter Wing Public Affairs LUKE AIR FORCE BASE, Ariz. -- We have been following the F-35 Basic Course student pilots as they get ready to graduate. Learn from 1st. Lt. Brett Burnside why he wanted to become an F-35 pilot and the path it took to get here.