An F-35A Lightning II assigned to the 4th Fighter Squadron flies alongside a KC-135 Stratotanker assigned to the 909th Air Refueling Squadron during a refueling mission in preparation of Exercise Bushido Guardian 2025 over the Pacific Ocean near Misawa Air Base, Japan, Sept. 26, 2025. The mission highlighted the 35th Fighter Wing’s role as a forward power projection hub, ensuring fifth-generation aircraft can sustain operations that defend and support a free and open Indo-Pacific. (U.S. Air Force photo by Senior Airman Koby Mitchell)
| Date Taken: | 09.24.2025 |
| Date Posted: | 09.29.2025 19:52 |
| Photo ID: | 9346510 |
| VIRIN: | 250926-F-KM882-1120 |
| Resolution: | 6048x4024 |
| Size: | 523.7 KB |
| Location: | MISAWA AIR BASE, AOMORI, JP |
| Web Views: | 52 |
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