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An F-35A Lightning II assigned to the 354th Fighter Wing, Eielson Air Force Base, Alaska, taxis on the runway at Marine Corps Air Station Iwakuni, Japan, in support of Operation IRON DAGGER, Dec. 3, 2021. The operation is a bilateral, jointly dynamic force employment projecting forces into the Indo-Pacific Command area of responsibility to increase interoperability and training for the Japanese Air Self Defense Force, U.S. Marines and U.S. Airmen. (U.S. Air Force photo by Airman 1st Class Jose Miguel T. Tamondong)