Video by William Lewis | Nellis Air Force Base | 03.20.2024
F-35s from Luke AFB, the Netherlands, the U.S. Marines and Denmark, taxi and take off at night during Red Flag 24-2. The integration of fifth-generation assets, such as the F-35, is a vital step toward enhancing our collective security. These advanced aircraft bring unprecedented capabilities, including enhanced stealth, sensor fusion, and network connectivity, which enable us to maintain air......
Video by William Lewis | Nellis Air Force Base | 03.20.2024
F-35s from Luke AFB, Netherlands, U.S. Marine Core and Denmark, taxi and take off at night during Red Flag 24-2. The integration of fifth-generation assets, such as the F-35, is a vital step towards enhancing collective security. These advanced aircraft bring unprecedented capabilities, including enhanced stealth, sensor fusion, and network connectivity, which enable us to maintain air......
Video by William Lewis | Nellis Air Force Base | 03.18.2024
Royal Netherlands Air Force F-35As, U.S. Marines F-35Bs, U.S. Air Force F-35As, F-16s, EA-18Gs, F-18s and F-15Es take off at night during Red Flag-Nellis 24-2 operations, March 18, 2024. The integration of fifth-generation assets, such as the F-35, is a vital step towards enhancing our collective security. These advanced aircraft bring unprecedented capabilities, including enhanced stealth,......
Video by Cpl. Christopher Hernandez | 2nd Marine Aircraft Wing | 12.28.2023
U.S. Marines with Marine Fighter Attack Squadron (VMFA) 542 conduct flight operations at Marine Corps Air Station Cherry Point, North Carolina, Dec. 28, 2023. VMFA-542 pilots conducted routine flight operations to maintain proficiency and achieve training objectives in support of 2nd Marine Aircraft Wing missions. The F-35B Lightning II is designed to meet an advanced threat while improving......
Video by Tech. Sgt. Anthony Plyler | 52nd Fighter Wing | 06.16.2022
Two U.S. Air Force F-35A Lightning II aircraft, assigned to the Vermont Air National Guard’s 158th Fighter Wing, and a KC-135 Stratotanker aircraft, assigned to the 92nd Air Refueling Wing, currently operating out of Spangdahlem Air Base, Germany, conducted low approach flights in the capital cities of Estonia, Latvia and Lithuania, June 16, in an effort to highlight and celebrate a......
Video by Cpl. Jackson Ricker | 1st Marine Aircraft Wing | 02.03.2022
U.S. Marines with Marine Fighter Attack Squadron (VMFA) 121 and Marine Aerial Refueler Transport Squadron (VMGR) 152 support Exercise Noble Fusion at Kadena Air Base, Okinawa, Japan, Feb. 4, 2022. Noble Fusion demonstrates that Navy and Marine Corps forward-deployed stand-in naval expeditionary forces can rapidly aggregate Marine Expeditionary Unit/Amphibious Ready Group teams at sea, along......
Video by Staff Sgt. Matthew Kakaris | 35th Fighter Wing | 04.01.2021
U.S. Air Force F-22 Raptors from the 199th Fighter Squadron and Japan Air Self-Defense Force F-35A Lightning II aircraft from the 302nd Tactical Fighter Squadron fly alongside a USAF KC-135 Stratotanker from the 909th Air Refueling Squadron during 5th generation fighter training near Japan, Apr. 1, 2021. The F-22 Raptors are currently operating out of Marine Corps Air Station Iwakuni, Japan,......
Video by Cpl. Jackson Ricker | 1st Marine Aircraft Wing | 10.15.2020
Marine All Weather Fighter Attack Squadron 242 is officially re-designated as Marine Fighter Attack Squadron (VMFA) 242 aboard Marine Corps Air Station (MCAS) Iwakuni, Japan, Oct. 16, 2020. VMFA-242 is the second squadron with F-35B Lighting II capabilities to be stationed aboard MCAS Iwakuni. This transition enables the U.S. to support fleet Marines, joint, and allied partners at a moment’s......
