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U.S. Air Force Maj. Elijah Supper, Defense Contract Management Agency government flight representative, taxis an F-35A on the runway at Misawa Air Base, Japan, Nov. 2, 2017. To ensure the jet safely makes it to the United States, Supper stopped at Misawa Air Base, Japan, to undergo safety checks on the aircraft before flying across the ocean.