Air Force Senior Airman Liam Vining, 525th Aircraft Maintenance Unit crew chief, salutes Lt. Col. Brandon Tellez, 525th Fighter Squadron commander, as he taxis an F-22 Raptor for takeoff Feb. 17, 2016, at Kadena Air Base, Japan. The 525th FS from Joint Base Elmendorf Richardson deployed several F-22s to Kadena in January for training exercises in the region. However, while here, the F-22s flew alongside other and Republic of Korea fighter aircraft over South Korea in response to recent North Korean provocation. ( Air Force photo by Staff Sgt. Maeson L. Elleman)

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