F-35s join Alaskan airpower team

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A seven-ship formation of U.S. Air Force F-35A Lightning II and F-22 Raptor fifth-generation fighters, F-16C Fighting Falcon fighters and a KC-135R Stratotanker flies over Alaska April 21, 2020.

F-35s join Alaskan airpower team

A seven-ship formation of U.S. Air Force F-35A Lightning II and F-22 Raptor fifth-generation fighters, F-16C Fighting Falcon fighters and a KC-135R Stratotanker flies over Alaska April 21, 2020. The F-35As stationed at Eielson Air Force Base and the F-22 Raptors stationed at Joint Base Elmendorf-Richardson will make Alaska the most concentrated state for combat-coded fifth-generation fighter aircraft when Eielson receives it’s full complement of 54 F-35As in the next 18 months. (U.S. Air Force photo by Tech. Sgt. Jerilyn Quintanilla)

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U.S. Air Force Staff Sgt. Christopher Mashek, a 356th Aircraft Maintenance Unit F-35A Lightning II crew chief, poses for a photo in front of an F-35A at Eielson Air Force Base, Alaska, May 1, 2020.

U.S. Air Force Staff Sgt. Christopher Mashek, a 356th Aircraft Maintenance Unit F-35A Lightning II crew chief, dons a Green Demons unit patch at Eielson Air Force Base, Alaska, May 1, 2020.

U.S. Air Force Staff Sgt. Christopher Mashek, a 356th Aircraft Maintenance Unit F-35A Lightning II crew chief, inspects his tool kit prior to heading out to the flight line at Eielson Air Force Base, Alaska, May 1, 2020.

Tech. Sgt. Jerilyn Quintanilla
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Alaska, Joint Base Elmendorf-Richardson, Eielson Air Force Base, F-22 Raptor, 354th Fighter Wing, F-16 Fighting Falcon, F-35A Lightning II, fifth generation fighter, fourth generation fighter

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