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Japan Air Self-Defense Force, Royal Australian Air Force, and U.S. 4th and 5th generation aircraft fly in formation over the Pacific Ocean during exercise Cope North 25, Feb. 7, 2025. The aircraft in the photo are, from left to right: a U.S. Navy E/A-18 Growler, U.S. Marine Corps F/A-18C Hornet, U.S. Air Force F-16CM, U.S. Marine Corps F-35B Lightning II, Royal Australian Air Force F-35A Lightning II, JASDF F-35A Lightning II, U.S. Air Force F-35A Lightning II, and JASDF KC-747. Japanese, Australian, and U.S. air forces trained together during CN25 to streamline combined tactics and, if needed, win in an armed conflict. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Cpl. Chloe Johnson)