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    Bamboo Eagle tests pilots preparation, skill, F-35 capabilities [Image 9 of 11]

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    Bamboo Eagle tests pilots preparation, skill, F-35 capabilities

    SANTA MARIA, CALIFORNIA, UNITED STATES

    08.06.2024

    Photo by Micah Garbarino 

    388th Fighter Wing

    An F-35 pilot and maintainer greet each other prior to a sortie from Santa Maria Airport Calif. The 34th Fighter Squadron and 34th Fighter Generation Squadron forward deployed here as part of Bamboo Eagle 24-3. During Bamboo Eagle, the F-35s are primarily being tasked with offensive and defensive counter-air against fourth and fifth-generation aircraft, long range bombers and cruise missiles. (U.S. Air Force photo by Micah Garbarino)

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    Date Taken: 08.06.2024
    Date Posted: 08.09.2024 11:16
    Photo ID: 8580977
    VIRIN: 240806-F-BN045-6314
    Resolution: 4058x2880
    Size: 954.07 KB
    Location: SANTA MARIA, CALIFORNIA, US
    Hometown: HILL AIR FORCE BASE, UTAH, US

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