Navy Seaman Ralif Mohammed, Strike Fighter Squadron 25 aviation structural mechanic, signals to 1st Lt. Claire Clark, VFA-25 F-18E Super Hornet pilot, during pre-flight checks prior to a training sortie as part of the Red Flag 22-2 exercise at Eielson Air Force Base, Alaska, June 16, 2022. The VFA-25 squadron, known as the ”Fist of the Fleet”, has nearly an 80 year lineage with the Navy and has been utilizing the carrier-capable F-18E Strike Eagle since 1999. Red Flag-Alaska is the only exercise of its kind that provides allied nations and joint-partner forces the opportunity to see
Navy Seaman Ralif Mohammed, Strike Fighter Squadron 25 aviation structural mechanic, signals to 1st Lt. Claire Clark, VFA-25 F-18E Super Hornet pilot, during pre-flight checks prior to a training sortie as part of the Red Flag 22-2 exercise at Eielson Air Force Base, Alaska, June 16, 2022. The VFA-25 squadron, known as the ”Fist of the Fleet”, has nearly an 80 year lineage with the Navy and has been utilizing the carrier-capable F-18E Strike Eagle since 1999. Red Flag-Alaska is the only exercise of its kind that provides allied nations and joint-partner forces the opportunity to see mock combat and high operational working tempo in a simulated deployed environment.
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