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U.S. Air Force Airman 1st Class Brenden Kline, 493rd Fighter Generation Squadron weapons load crew member, prepares to launch Lt. Col. Dustin Merritt, 493rd Fighter Squadron commander, in an F-35A Lightning II aircraft during Ramstein Flag 26, at Pirkkala Air Base, Finland, June 10, 2026. The 493rd FGS and 493rd Fighter Squadron are stationed at RAF Lakenheath, England, deploying to Pirkkala AB, Finland, for RAFL 26 to improve NATO Allied Air Command’s readiness to respond immediately to an Article 5 scenario. (U.S. Air Force photo by 2nd Lt. Sarah Hedgman)
| Date Taken: | 06.09.2026 |
| Date Posted: | 06.16.2026 03:30 |
| Photo ID: | 9752520 |
| VIRIN: | 260610-F-GR701-7718 |
| Resolution: | 8256x5504 |
| Size: | 6.9 MB |
| Location: | PIRKKALA (BIRKALA), FI |
| Web Views: | 7 |
| Downloads: | 2 |
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