Air Force maintenance personnel assigned to the 3rd Aircraft Maintenance Squadron conduct post-flight inspections on an F-22 Raptor assigned to the 525th Fighter Squadron after it arrives for a temporary deployment to Kadena Air Base, Japan, Nov. 8, 2022. For decades, Kadena Air Base has served as the keystone of the Pacific. The base's strategic position makes it a vital staging location for forces to deter regional adversaries and project airpower throughout the Indo-Pacific.

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