Air Force Capt. Grant “Punch” Schwartz, a 356th Expeditionary Fighter Squadron, 354th Air Expeditionary Wing, F-35A Lightning II pilot, returns a salute to an Airman assigned to the 356th EFS during Agile Combat Employment training at Marine Corps Air Station Iwakuni, Japan, June 20, 2022. ACE operations and exercises are designed to teach and validate new ways to deploy and maneuver assets during a crisis or conflict to operate in contested environments.

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