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Crystal Clear

An Air Force F-35A Lightning II prepares to receive fuel from a KC-135 Stratotanker during Exercise Resolute Force Pacific 2025 over the Pacific Ocean, July 16, 2025. The exercise delivers Air Force capabilities to the Indo-Pacific region and demonstrates agile combat employment operations.

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