Senior Airman Liam Kilbane, a boom operator from the 909th Air Refueling Squadron, refuels a Marine Corps F-35B Lightning II aircraft from Marine Fighter Attack Squadron 242 out of MCAS Iwakuni, Japan, on April 2, 2021 during Exercise WestPac Rumrunner. The National Defense Strategy (NDS) directs us to be more lethal, improve relationships with allies and partners, and encourage institutional reform; the 18th Wing supports this NDS by developing and continuing new training exercises like WestPac Rumrunner.

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