U.S. Air Force and Royal Netherland Air Force maintainers perform a F-35A Lightning II cross servicing event at NATO Allied Air Command’s Ramstein Flag 2025 exercise April 4, 2025. Successful cross-servicing at RAFL25 is an example of the importance of integrated logistics and maintenance training that enhances U.S. warfighting readiness by strengthening United States Air Forces in Europe – Air Forces Africa’s ability to deploy, sustain, and project fifth-generation capabilities across the European theater. Enabling collective forces to share resources and infrastructure, to increase collective lethality, reduces operational risk, and ensures mission continuity in contested environments.
