The final Red Flag iteration of 2021, Red Flag 21-3, will be led by the 1st Fighter Wing and will feature over 20 different airframes and welcome nearly 2,200 participants from across the country. The 414th Combat Training Squadron conducts Red Flag to provide mission commanders, maintenance personnel, ground controllers, and air, space and cyber operators the opportunity to experience realistic combat scenarios in preparation for future warfare.
Air Force Tweet Showing F-35As Protected By Lightning Rods Asks "Which Lightning Strikes Harder?"
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The Tweet is certainly meant to be lighthearted, but the prompt "which lightning do you think strikes harder?" is also ironic given the current state of the two Marine F-35Bs based at Marine Corps Air Station Iwakuni in Japan. Last week, the Marine Corps confirmed that both jets were struck by lightning during a flight on July 13, but that they were thankfully able to land safely and that neither of the pilots were injured.
“After conducting our standard reporting and assessment procedures, the weather-related incident was labeled as a class ‘A’ mishap due to the combined projected repair costs exceeding two and a half million U.S. dollars," U.S. Marine Corps Captain Marco Valenzuela, a spokesperson for Marine Air Group 12 at Iwakuni, said in a statement to Marine Corps Times. "The safe operation of our aircraft and the readiness of our squadrons are vitally important to us in order to continue supporting our allies, partners, and joint forces in the region."
These 9 White House replicas give new life to the presidential mansion
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