A Marine Corps F-35B Lightning II aircraft, assigned to the Marine Fighter Attack Squadron 242, MCAS Iwakuni, Japan, approaches a KC-135 Stratotanker, assigned to the 909th Air Refueling Squadron, Kadena Air Base, Japan, for refueling, during this iteration of Exercise WestPac Rumrunner, April 2, 2021. The National Defense Strategy (NDS) directs us to be more lethal, improve relationships with allies and partners, and encourage institutional reform; the 18th Wing supports this NDS by developing and continuing new training exercises like WestPac Rumrunner.

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Keywords: 1st, 5th, air, base, fighter, generation, kadena, mag-12, maw, pacaf, rumrunner, westpac