A U.S. Air Force F-35 Lighting II fighter aircraft from the 354th Fighter Wing prepares to refuel from an Alaska Air National Guard KC-135 Stratotanker during Operation TUNDRA MERLIN over the Gulf of Alaska, Dec. 9, 2025. Safeguarding Arctic access and freedom of maneuver relies on the Joint Force’s integration of interagency and Allied capabilities to detect, deter and if necessary, defeat threats in the High North. (U.S. Air Force photo by Staff Sgt. Kimberly Touchet)
| Date Taken: | 12.09.2025 |
| Date Posted: | 12.10.2025 19:27 |
| Photo ID: | 9435105 |
| VIRIN: | 251209-F-LS100-1095 |
| Resolution: | 3712x5568 |
| Size: | 4.2 MB |
| Location: | JOINT BASE ELMENDORF-RICHARDSON, ALASKA, US |
| Web Views: | 33 |
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