A U.S. Marine Corps F-35B Lightning II, Marine Fighter Attack Squadron based out of Marine Corps Air Station MCAS Iwakuni, Japan, flies into position to receive fuel from a KC-135 Stratotanker assigned to the 909th Air Refueling Squadron, Kadena Air Base, Japan during a Large Scale Global Exercise 21 mission over the western Pacific Ocean, Aug. 18, 2021. U.S. joint forces is the most lethal, capable, and innovative fighting force operating today. (U.S. Air Force photo by Tech. Sgt. Micaiah Anthony)