A Royal Australian Air Force F-35A Lightning II approaches the boom arm of a U.S. Air Force KC-135 Stratotanker assigned to the 465th Aerial Refueling Squadron, Tinker Air Force Base, Oklahoma, over the U.S. Indo-Pacific Command area of responsibility, Feb. 11, 2025, as part of exercise Cope North 2025. The F-35A is the U.S. Air Force’s latest fifth-generation fighter, equipped with the enhanced ability to survive in the contested environment in which it was designed to operate. (U.S. Air Force photo by Airman 1st Class Thomas Hansford)
| Date Taken: | 02.11.2025 |
| Date Posted: | 02.12.2025 21:54 |
| Photo ID: | 8868936 |
| VIRIN: | 250211-F-AI717-1122 |
| Resolution: | 7042x4695 |
| Size: | 1.44 MB |
| Location: | ANDERSEN AFB, GU |
| Web Views: | 95 |
| Downloads: | 6 |
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