RF-A 22-3 cleared for takeoff
A U.S. Marine Corps F-35B Lightning II assigned to Marine Fighter Attack Squadron 225 (VMFA-225), Yuma, California, takes off during Red Flag-Alaska 22-3 at Eielson Air Force Base, Alaska, July 29, 2022. RF-A 22-3, a Pacific Air Forces-sponsored exercise, provides a unique opportunity to integrate various forces in a realistic threat environment and dates back to 1975, when it was held at Clark Air Base, Phillipines, and was called Exercise Cope Thunder. (U.S. Air Force photo by Tech. Sgt. Timothy Moore)