Loading up the Lightning! 🚀 Airmen from the 356th Fighter Generation Squadron load CATM-120C training missiles onto F-35A Lightning II aircraft at Kadena Air Base, Japan, during an operational readiness exercise. | F-35 Lightning II Joint Program Office

Fueling the fight ⛽ F-35B Lightning II aircraft assigned to the Marine Fighter Attack Squadron (VMFA) 242 get refueled over the Pacific Ocean, while conducting routine operations in the U.S. 7th Fleet area of operations | F-35 Lightning II Joint Program Office