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Seventh Air Force

Partners make history: First U.S. fifth-generation fighters touch down in Brunei — Partners make history: First U.S. fifth-generation fighters touch down in Brunei

An F-35 Lightning II assigned to Eielson Air Force Base, Alaska, takes off from Royal Brunei Air Force Base Rimba, Brunei, March 2, 2024. This was the first time a U.S. fighter aircraft landed in Brunei and represents a new model of international cooperation, ensuring U.S. and Coalition partner security well into the 21st Century. (U.S. Air Force photo by Tech. Sgt. Eric Summers Jr.)

Partners make history: First U.S. fifth-generation fighters touch down in Brunei

An F-35 Lightning II assigned to Eielson Air Force Base, Alaska, takes off from Royal Brunei Air Force Base Rimba, Brunei, March 2, 2024. This was the first time a U.S. fighter aircraft landed in Brunei and represents a new model of international cooperation, ensuring U.S. and Coalition partner security well into the 21st Century. (U.S. Air Force photo by Tech. Sgt. Eric Summers Jr.)

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Partners make history: First U.S. fifth-generation fighters touch down in Brunei

An F-35 Lightning II assigned to Eielson Air Force Base, Alaska, takes off from Royal Brunei Air Force Base Rimba, Brunei, March 2, 2024. This was the first time a U.S. fighter aircraft landed in Brunei and represents a new model of international cooperation, ensuring U.S. and Coalition partner security well into the 21st Century. (U.S. Air Force photo by Tech. Sgt. Eric Summers Jr.)

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Partners make history: First U.S. fifth-generation fighters touch down in Brunei

Published March 5, 2024
By Tech. Sgt. Eric Summers Jr.
Pacific Air Forces

ROYAL BRUNEI AIR FORCE BASE RIMBA, Brunei --

Partners make history: First U.S. fifth-generation fighters touch down in Brunei — Partners make history: First U.S. fifth-generation fighters touch down in Brunei

U.S. Air Force Staff Sgt. Adrian Medina Romera, 36th Contingency Response Group crew chief, assigned to Andersen Air Force Base, Guam, marshals an F-35 Lightning II assigned to Eielson Air Force Base, Alaska, to park at Royal Brunei Air Force Base Rimba, Brunei, Brunei, March 1, 2024. This was the first time a U.S. fighter aircraft landed in Brunei and represents a new model of international cooperation, ensuring U.S. and Coalition partner security well into the 21st Century. (U.S. Air Force photo by Tech. Sgt. Eric Summers Jr.)

Partners make history: First U.S. fifth-generation fighters touch down in Brunei — Partners make history: First U.S. fifth-generation fighters touch down in Brunei

U.S. Air Force Capt. Max Childs, 356th Expeditionary Fighter Squadron F-35 Lightning II pilot, assigned to Eielson Air Force Base, Alaska, prepares for takeoff from Royal Brunei Air Force Base Rimba, Brunei, March 2, 2024. This was the first time a U.S. fighter aircraft landed in Brunei and represents a new model of international cooperation, ensuring U.S. and Coalition partner security well into the 21st Century.

Partners make history: First U.S. fifth-generation fighters touch down in Brunei — Partners make history: First U.S. fifth-generation fighters touch down in Brunei

A U.S. Air Force F-35 Lighting II assigned to Eielson Air Force Base, Alaska, breaks away from formation in preparation to land at Royal Brunei Air Force Base Rimba, Brunei, March 1, 2024. This was the first time a U.S. fighter aircraft landed in Brunei and represents a new model of international cooperation, ensuring U.S. and Coalition partner security well into the 21st Century. (U.S. Air Force photo by Tech. Sgt. Eric Summers Jr.)