Marine Corps F-35B Lightning II’s, Marine Fighter Attack Squadron based out of Marine Corps Air Station MCAS Iwakuni, Japan, prepare to receive fuel from a KC-135 Stratotanker assigned to the 909th Air Refueling Squadron, Kadena Air Base, Japan during a Large Scale Global Exercise 21 mission over the western Pacific Ocean, Aug. 18, 2021. The has the ability to operate from the sanctuary of bases across the region and projecting sustained combat power.

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Keywords: -35, 21, exercise, global, kc-135, large, lsge, refueling, scale