Four F-35A Lightning IIs assigned to the 355th Fighter Squadron, Eielson Air Force Base, Alaska, fly in a formation during a routine mission over the Indo-Pacific region, March 4, 2022. These missions are flown routinely and visibly to demonstrate commitment to our allies and partners through the employment of our military forces, demonstrating strategic predictability, while becoming more operationally unpredictable to adversaries.

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Keywords: -3, -35a, aerial, boom, ii, kc-135, lightning, operator, pilot, refueling, sentry, stratotanker