An F-35A Lightning II assigned to the 354th Air Expeditionary Wing takes off from Marine Corps Air Station Iwakuni, Japan, during Operation Iron Dagger, Dec. 9, 2021. Operation Iron Dagger is a dynamic force employment that allows forces to be strategically predictable and operationally unpredictable in the Indo-Pacific region. ( Air Force photo by Airman 1st Class Jose Miguel T. Tamondong)

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