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. The KC-135R joining the collection of the National Museum of the United States Air Force, a/c 60-0329, accomplished an unprecedented refueling operation that saved lives. However, the distinction did not occur during the relative safety of developmental testing. This aircraft will be flown in...

Fifth-gen aircraft unite in Hawaii, take on Alaska ‘Aggressors’ An F-16 Fighting Falcon from the 18th Aggressor Squadron taxis down the Honolulu Airport Runway Jan. 29, 2020. The aircraft practiced combat tactics alongside the world’s most advanced fifth-generation airframes, the F-22 Raptor and...

Fifth-gen aircraft unite in Hawaii, take on Alaska ‘Aggressors’ F-16 Fighting Falcon approaches for a landing

An F-35A Lightning II, assigned to Luke Air Force Base, Ariz., taxis down the Honolulu Airport Runway Jan. 29, 2020. The F-35A aircraft, assigned to Luke Air Force Base, Ariz., temporarily relocated to Hawaii to join other flying squadrons in exercise Pacific Raptor. Lightning II aircraft...

An F-35A Lightning II, assigned to Luke Air Force Base, Ariz., taxis down the Honolulu Airport Runway Jan. 29, 2020. The F-35A aircraft, assigned to Luke Air Force Base, Ariz., temporarily relocated to Hawaii to join other flying squadrons in exercise Pacific Raptor.

Senior Airman Ethan Verlinde, 56th Aircraft Maintenance Squadron crew chief safes an F-35A Lightning II ejection seat Jan. 29, 2020, at Joint Base Pearl Harbor-Hickam, Hawaii. The F-35A aircraft, assigned to Luke Air Force Base, Ariz., temporarily relocated to Hawaii to join other flying...

Senior Airman Ethan Verlinde, 56th Aircraft Maintenance Squadron crew chief, marshals an F-35A Lightning II taxis down the flight line Jan. 29, 2020, at Joint Base Pearl Harbor-Hickam, Hawaii. Lightning II aircraft, assigned to Luke Air Force Base, Ariz., temporarily relocated to Hawaii to join...

Senior Airman Ethan Verlinde, 56th Aircraft Maintenance Squadron crew chief, marshals an F-35A Lightning II taxis down the flight line Jan. 29, 2020, at Joint Base Pearl Harbor-Hickam, Hawaii. Lightning II aircraft, assigned to Luke Air Force Base, Ariz., temporarily relocated to Hawaii to join...

Tech Sgt. Gary Wallace, 944th Aircraft Maintenance Squadron crew chief and F-35A Lightning II pilot show off their ‘Panther Claws’ Jan. 29, 2020, at Joint Base Pearl Harbor-Hickam, Hawaii. Lightning II aircraft, assigned to Luke Air Force Base, Ariz., temporarily relocated to Hawaii to join...

A Hawaii Air National Guard F-22 Raptor crew chief observes an F-35A Lightning II taxi down the flight line Jan. 30, 2020, at Joint Base Pearl Harbor-Hickam, Hawaii. Lightning II aircraft, assigned to Luke Air Force Base, Ariz., temporarily relocated to Hawaii to join other flying squadrons in...

Airman 1st Class Jordan Partin, 15th Aircraft Maintenance Squadron F-22 Raptor crew chief, cheers on an F-35A Lightning II Jan. 30, 2020, at Joint Base Pearl Harbor-Hickam, Hawaii. Lightning II aircraft, assigned to Luke Air Force Base, Ariz., temporarily relocated to Hawaii to join other flying...

A dedicated crew chief from the 56th Aircraft Maintenance Squadron helps ingress a pilot form the 63rd Fighter Squadron into an F-35A Lightning II Jan. 29, 2020, at Joint Base Pearl Harbor-Hickam, Hawaii. Lightning II aircraft, assigned to Luke Air Force Base, Ariz., temporarily relocated to...

63rd Fighter Squadron pilot steps toward F-35A Lightning IIs Jan. 29, 2020, at Joint Base Pearl Harbor-Hickam, Hawaii. The F-35As, assigned to Luke Air Force Base, Ariz., temporarily relocated to Hawaii to join other flying squadrons in exercise Pacific Raptor. The exercise is held to integrate...