US, Australian fighter integration soars to new heights during PACIFIC EDGE 23 [Image 18 of 18]

JOINT BASE PEARL HARBOR-HICKAM, HI, UNITED STATES

12.08.2022

Photo by Staff Sgt. John Linzmeier 

154th Wing, Hawaii Air National Guard

Variants of F-35 Lightning IIs from the U.S. Navy, U.S. Marine Corps, U.S. Air Force and Royal Australian Air Force are stagged at Joint Base Pearl Harbor-Hickam, Hawaii, Dec. 9, 2022, upon the closure of exercise PACIFIC EDGE 23. This iteration of the exercise marked the largest participation of fifth-generation aircraft in an event hosted by the Hawaii Air National Guard’s 154th Wing. The F-35 participants are from the U.S. Air Force’s 65th Aggressor Squadron, the U.S. Marine Corps Marine Fighter Attack Squadron (VMFA) 314, the Royal Australian Air Force No. 3 Squadron and the U.S. Navy Air Test and Evaluation Squadron Nine (VX-9). The aircraft integrated their capabilities with the locally based F-22 Raptors, operated by the 199th and 19th Fighter Squadrons. (U.S. Air National Guard photo by Staff Sgt. John Linzmeier)

• Date Taken: 12.08.2022
• Date Posted: 12.16.2022 02:49
• Photo ID: 7559807
• VIRIN: 221209-Z-GR156-0041
• Resolution: 2681x1508
• Size: 2.32 MB
• Location: JOINT BASE PEARL HARBOR-HICKAM, HI, US