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F-15Es with EPAWSS allowed the F-35 to get closer to the enemy

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At the recently concluded exercise Northern Edge 21, the U.S. Air Force was able to utilized the Eagle Passive Active Warning Survivability System (EPAWSS) on the F-15E to allow the F-35A to approach closer to the enemy without having to turn on its radar or electronic attack transmitters.


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An F-35 Lightning II from the 53rd Wing, Eglin Air Force Base, Fla., taxis on a runway at exercise Northern Edge 21. Approximately 15,000 U.S. service members participated in the joint training exercise hosted by U.S. Pacific Air Forces May 3-14, 2021, on and above the Joint Pacific Alaska Range Complex, the Gulf of Alaska, and temporary maritime activities area. (U.S. Air Force photo by 1st Lt. Savanah Bray)

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Atlantic Trident 21

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A U.S. Air Force F-35A Lightning II, two Dassault Rafales and a Royal Air Force Eurofighter Typhoon break formation May 19, 2021, over France. The flight was apart of the Atlantic Trident 21 exercise which is a joint, multinational exercise involving service members from the U.S., France and the U.K., and is aimed at enhancing fourth and fifth generation integration, combat readiness and fighting capabilities, through conducting complex air operations in a contested multinational joint force environment. (U.S. Air Force photo by Staff Sgt. Alexander Cook)

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#TransportThursday

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Members of 321st Contingency Response Squadron drive forklifts down the flightline at Alpena Combat Readiness Training Center, Mich., to help incoming aircraft unload cargo May 16, 2021. Members of the 321st CRS and arriving aircraft are participating in Exercise Mobility Guardian 2021, consisting of 13 days of intense operations with complex threats to ready Air Mobility Command forces for any mission in contested, degraded and operationally-limited environments. (U.S. Air Force photo by Tech. Sgt. Kentavist P. Brackin)