A Marine Corps F-35B Lightning II with Marine Fighter Attack Squadron (VMFA) 242, approaches a Air Force KC-135 Stratotanker, assigned to the 909th Air Refueling Squadron, Kadena Air Base, Japan, to receive aerial refueling over the Indo-Pacific theater, Sept. 28, 2022. Pacific Air Forces utilize various aircraft to maintain a flexible theater posture to enhance its ability to provide the Department of Defense options to support our allies and partners in a free and open Indo-Pacific.

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Keywords: -35, 242, 909, aerial, ars, kc-135, pacaf, refueling, vmfa