Senior Airman Aimee Sowder and Tech. Sgt. Christopher Roberts, reservist crew chiefs in the 419th Fighter Wing, perform pre-flight checks on an F-35A Lightning II during Red Flag 19-1. Pilots and maintainers from the 419th Fighter Wing and 388th Fighter Wing's 4th Fighter Squadron and 4th Aircraft Maintenance Unit are participating in Red Flag 19-1 at Nellis AFB, Nevada. This is wing's second Red Flag with the F-35A, America's most advanced multi-role fighter, which brings game-changing stealth, lethality and interoperability to the modern battlefield. Red Flag is the Air Force's premier comba

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Senior Airman Aimee Sowder and Tech. Sgt. Christopher Roberts, reservist crew chiefs in the 419th Fighter Wing, perform pre-flight checks on an F-35A Lightning II during Red Flag 19-1. Pilots and maintainers from the 419th Fighter Wing and 388th Fighter Wing's 4th Fighter Squadron and 4th Aircraft Maintenance Unit are participating in Red Flag 19-1 at Nellis AFB, Nevada. This is wing's second Red Flag with the F-35A, America's most advanced multi-role fighter, which brings game-changing stealth, lethality and interoperability to the modern battlefield. Red Flag is the Air Force's premier combat exercise and includes units from across the Air Force and allied nations.

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