A U.S. Air Force F-35A Lightning II pilot assigned to the 421st Fighter Squadron, flies beneath 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 F-35 provides the joint warfighter fifth-generation fighter capability to ensure the U.S. will continue to successfully provide air superiority and global precision attack in these environments. (U.S. Air Force photo by Senior Airman Patrick Boyle)
| Date Taken: | 09.26.2025 |
| Date Posted: | 09.30.2025 01:13 |
| Photo ID: | 9346888 |
| VIRIN: | 250926-F-EP621-1524 |
| Resolution: | 2840x2272 |
| Size: | 614.98 KB |
| Location: | MISAWA AIR BASE, AOMORI, JP |
| Web Views: | 106 |
| Downloads: | 20 |
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