U.S. Air Force F-35A Lightning IIs deploy to Japan to take part in Operation Iron Dagger bilateral exercises. Here’s a look at flight operations during Iron Dagger, captured by Air Force and Marine Corps photographers.

U.S. Air Force Capt. Matthew “Spades” Presutti, a 356th Expeditionary Fighter Squadron F-35A Lightning II pilot, taxis on the flight line at Marine Corps Air Station Iwakuni, Japan, during Operation Iron Dagger, December 9, 2021.

Airman First Class Jose Miguel T. Tamondong/USAF