F-35s, E-3 patrol the skies

A U.S. Airman from the 190th Air Refueling Wing conducts preflight checks on a KC-135 Stratotanker assigned to the 117th Air Refueling Squadron, Forbes Field Air National Guard Base, Kansas, currently stationed at Kadena Air Base, Japan, March 4, 2022. The KC-135 can hold up to 200,000 pounds of fuel, which is pumped through the tanker’s flying boom and utilized mid-flight to refuel a variety of aircraft thus extending its global reach to maintain a free and open Indo-Pacific. (U.S. Air Force photo by Airman 1st Class Yosselin Perla)

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F-35s, E-3 patrol the skies

U.S. Air Force 1st Lt. Enrico Gosselaar, KC-135 pilot assigned to the 117th Air Refueling Squadron, Forbes Field Air National Guard Base, Kansas, flies over the Pacific Ocean, March 4, 2022. The crew refueled several F-35A Lighting IIs assigned to the 355th Fighter Squadron, Eielson Air Force Base, Alaska, and an E-3 Sentry assigned to the 961st Airborne Air Control Squadron, Kadena Air Base, Japan, as part of routine operational training to ensure a lethal force able to respond anytime, anywhere. (U.S. Air Force photo by Airman 1st Class Yosselin Perla)

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F-35s, E-3 patrol the skies

Tech. Sgt. Sebastian Adame, inflight refueler assigned to the 117th Air Refueling Squadron, Forbes Field Air National Guard Base, Kansas, conducts an air refueling mission for an E-3 Sentry from the 961st Airborne Air Control Squadron, Kadena Air Base, Japan, over the Indo-Pacific theater, March 4, 2022. The KC-135 Stratotanker can hold up to 200,000 pounds of fuel, which is pumped through the tanker’s flying boom and utilized mid-flight to refuel a variety of aircraft thus extending its global reach to maintain a free and open Indo-Pacific. (U.S. Air Force photo by Airman 1st Class Yosselin Perla)

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F-35s, E-3 patrol the skies

An E-3 Sentry from the 961st Airborne Air Control Squadron, Kadena Air Base, Japan, receives fuel from a KC-135 Stratotanker assigned to the 117th Air Refueling Squadron, Forbes Field Air National Guard Base, Kansas, over the Indo-Pacific region, March 4, 2022. Equipped with the airborne warning and control system, the 961st AACS is a combat-ready E-3 squadron providing airborne command and control, long-range surveillance, detection and identification information for commanders in support of a free and open Indo-Pacific. (U.S. Air Force photo by Airman 1st Class Yosselin Perla)

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F-35s, E-3 patrol the skies

An E-3 Sentry from the 961st Airborne Air Control Squadron, Kadena Air Base, Japan, departs from a KC-135 Stratotanker assigned to the 117th Air Refueling Squadron, Forbes Field Air National Guard Base, Kansas, after receiving fuel over the Indo-Pacific region, March 4, 2022. Pacific Air Forces utilize various aircraft to maintain a flexible theater posture to enhance its ability to provide the Department of Defense options to support our allies and partners in a free and open Indo-Pacific theater. (U.S. Air Force photo by Airman 1st Class Yosselin Perla)

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F-35s, E-3 patrol the skies

Four F-35A Lightning IIs assigned to the 355th Fighter Squadron, Eielson Air Force Base, Alaska, fly in a formation during a routine mission over the Indo-Pacific region, March 4, 2022. These missions are flown routinely and visibly to demonstrate commitment to our allies and partners through the employment of our military forces, demonstrating strategic predictability, while becoming more operationally unpredictable to adversaries. (U.S. Air Force photo by Airman 1st Class Yosselin Perla)

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F-35s, E-3 patrol the skies

An F-35A Lightning II assigned to the 355th Fighter Squadron, Eielson Air Force Base, Alaska, flies alongside a KC-135 Stratotanker assigned to the 117th Air Refueling Squadron, Forbes Field Air National Guard Base, Kansas, over the Indo-Pacific region, March 4, 2022. The F-35 is currently deployed to Kadena Air Base, Japan, conducting integrated operations with joint partners and allies to ensure a free and open Indo-Pacific region. (U.S. Air Force photo by Airman 1st Class Yosselin Perla)

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F-35s, E-3 patrol the skies

Published March 7, 2022
By Airman 1st Class Yosselin Perla
18th Wing Public Affairs

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