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F-35A Lightning II aircraft receive fuel from a KC-10 Extender tanker aircraft from Travis Air Force Base, Calif., during a flight from England to the United States, July 13, 2016. The fighters were returning to Luke Air Force Base, Ariz., after participating in the world's largest air show, the Royal International Air Tattoo. Officials announced Aug. 2, 2016, that the F-35A has achieved initial combat capability. Air Force photo by Staff Sgt. Madelyn Brown

70 ARS Refuels F-35As

F-35A Lightning II aircraft receive fuel from a KC-10 Extender tanker aircraft from Travis Air Force Base, Calif., during a flight from England to the United States, July 13, 2016. The fighters were returning to Luke Air Force Base, Ariz., after participating in the world's largest air show, the Royal International Air Tattoo. Officials announced Aug. 2, 2016, that the F-35A has achieved initial combat capability. Air Force photo by Staff Sgt. Madelyn Brown

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