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An F-35A Lightning II assigned to the 31st Test and Evaluation Squadron, Edwards Air Force An F-35A Lightning II pilot assigned to the 31st Test and Evaluation Squadron, Edwards Force
Base, Calif., waits off the wing of a KC-135 Stratotanker assigned to the 927th Air Refueling Air Force Base, Calif., maneuvers his aircraft into position to receive a refuel from a KC- Train
Wing, MacDill AFB, Fla., after refueling during a Green Flag 15-08 training sortie in the skies 135 Stratotanker assigned to the 927th Air Refueling Wing, MacDill AFB, Fla., during a 15-08
over the National Training Center, Calif., June 10. The F-35 is the Department of Defense’s Green Flag 15-08 training sortie in the skies over the National Training Center at Fort senso
focal point for defining affordable next generation strike aircraft weapon systems for the Irwin, Calif., June 10. Green Flag sorties are typically flown over the ranges of the NTC, more
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