U.S. Navy jet landing and takeoff exercises

U.S. Navy jet landing and takeoff exercises

A U.S. Navy F-35C stealth strike fighter conducts landing and takeoff exercises at U.S. Marine Corps Air Station Iwakuni in Yamaguchi Prefecture, western Japan, on Sept. 17, 2025.

U.S. Navy jet landing and takeoff exercises

U.S. Navy jet landing and takeoff exercises

A U.S. Navy F-35C stealth strike fighter conducts landing and takeoff exercises at U.S. Marine Corps Air Station Iwakuni in Yamaguchi Prefecture, western Japan, on Sept. 17, 2025.

U.S. F-35C stealth fighter jet

U.S. F-35C stealth fighter jet

A U.S. F-35C stealth fighter jet lands at the U.S. base in Iwakuni in Yamaguchi Prefecture, western Japan, on Nov. 17, 2024.

3-way joint exercise in East China Sea

3-way joint exercise in East China Sea

F-35C stealth fighter jets are seen on the deck of the U.S. aircraft carrier George Washington during the Japan-U.S.-South Korea Freedom Edge joint exercise in the East China Sea near South Korea's Jeju Island on Nov. 14, 2024.

3-way joint exercise in East China Sea

3-way joint exercise in East China Sea

An F-35C stealth fighter jet (front) is seen on the deck of the U.S. aircraft carrier George Washington during the Japan-U.S.-South Korea Freedom Edge joint exercise in the East China Sea near South Korea's Jeju Island on Nov. 14, 2024.

US Sending Aircraft Carrier To Middle East As Region Braces For Iranian Retaliation

US Sending Aircraft Carrier To Middle East As Region Braces For Iranian Retaliation

Handout file photo dated June 7, 2024 shows an F-35C Lightning II, assigned to Strike Fighter Squadron (VMFA) 314, launches from the flight deck of the Nimitz-class aircraft carrier USS Abraham Lincoln (CVN 72) in the Pacific Ocean. The US is sending a carrier strike group, a fighter squadron and additional warships to the Middle East as the region braces for an Iranian retaliation to the killing of a senior Hamas leader in Tehran earlier this week. On Friday August 2, 2024, Defense Secretary Lloyd Austin ordered the USS Abraham Lincoln strike group to replace the USS Theodore Roosevelt strike group, which is currently operating in the Gulf of Oman, according to a statement from Pentagon deputy press secretary Sabrina Singh.U.S. Navy photo by Mass Communication Specialist Seaman Apprentice Mario Castro Gamez via ABACAPRESS.COM

US Sending Aircraft Carrier To Middle East As Region Braces For Iranian Retaliation

US Sending Aircraft Carrier To Middle East As Region Braces For Iranian Retaliation

Handout file photo dated June 7, 2024 shows an F-35C Lightning II, assigned to Marine Fighter Attack Squadron (VMFA) 314, launches from the flight deck of the Nimitz-class aircraft carrier USS Abraham Lincoln (CVN 72) in the Pacific Ocean. The US is sending a carrier strike group, a fighter squadron and additional warships to the Middle East as the region braces for an Iranian retaliation to the killing of a senior Hamas leader in Tehran earlier this week. On Friday August 2, 2024, Defense Secretary Lloyd Austin ordered the USS Abraham Lincoln strike group to replace the USS Theodore Roosevelt strike group, which is currently operating in the Gulf of Oman, according to a statement from Pentagon deputy press secretary Sabrina Singh. U.S. Navy photo by Mass Communication Specialist 3rd Class Valerie Morrison via ABACAPRESS.COM

US Sending Aircraft Carrier To Middle East As Region Braces For Iranian Retaliation

US Sending Aircraft Carrier To Middle East As Region Braces For Iranian Retaliation

Handout file photo dated June 7, 2024 shows Aviation Boatwain’s Mate (Handiling) 2nd Class Aaron Goodwin, from Anaheim, Calif., directs an F-35C Lightning II, assigned to Strike Fighter Squadron (VMFA) 314, on the flight deck of the Nimitz-class aircraft carrier USS Abraham Lincoln (CVN 72) in the Pacific Ocean. The US is sending a carrier strike group, a fighter squadron and additional warships to the Middle East as the region braces for an Iranian retaliation to the killing of a senior Hamas leader in Tehran earlier this week. On Friday August 2, 2024, Defense Secretary Lloyd Austin ordered the USS Abraham Lincoln strike group to replace the USS Theodore Roosevelt strike group, which is currently operating in the Gulf of Oman, according to a statement from Pentagon deputy press secretary Sabrina Singh. U.S. Navy photo by Mass Communication Specialist Seaman Apprentice Mario Castro Gamez via ABACAPRESS.COM

Transport Helicopter Refueled In Mid-Air

Transport Helicopter Refueled In Mid-Air

Handout photo dated April 24, 2024 shows an Air Force C-130 Hercules refuels a Marine Corps CH-53K King Stallion heavy-lift helicopter while transporting a Navy F-35C Lightning II airframe from the F-35 Integrated Test Force at Naval Air Station Patuxent River to a Navy unit at Joint Base McGuire-Dix-Lakehurst, New Jersey, April 24, 2024. The inoperable airframe, without mission and propulsion systems, outer wings, or additional equipment, is being transported to the Prototype, Manufacturing and Test Department of the Naval Air Warfare Center Aircraft Division Lakehurst for use in future emergency recovery systems testing. U.S. Navy photo by Kyra Helwick via ABACAPRESS.COM

Annual airshow returns to skies over Southern California

STORY: Annual airshow returns to skies over Southern California DATELINE: Oct. 2, 2022 LENGTH: 00:01:43 LOCATION: LOS ANGELES, U.S. CATEGORY: SOCIETY SHOTLIST: 1. various of the airshow 2. various of the attendees STORYLINE: The Pacific Airshow, one of the largest airshows in the United States, returned to the skies over Southern California this weekend, featuring demonstrations by military aviators and civilian performers. The annual airshow kicked off at Huntington Beach, a seaside city in Orange County, on Friday and will run through Sunday. This year's event will be headlined by the United States Air Force Air Demonstration Squadron, known as the "Thunderbirds," and the Canadian Forces air display team, known as the "Snowbirds." "Thunderbirds" will perform new synchronized and exhilarating maneuvers that include a six-ship display, something new for the performance squadron, according to the airshow's website. Additional performances will include various types of aircraft, including F-35C, F-16, T-3

Summer heat in Japan

Summer heat in Japan

A child splashes at a fountain at a park in the Gunma Prefecture city of Isesaki, eastern Japan, on Aug. 2, 2022, with the mercury exceeding 35C in many parts of Japan.

Summer heat in Japan

Summer heat in Japan

A child splashes at a fountain at a park in the Gunma Prefecture city of Isesaki, eastern Japan, on Aug. 2, 2022, with the mercury exceeding 35C in many parts of Japan.

Summer heat in Japan

Summer heat in Japan

A woman walks with a parasol in scorching heat in the southwestern Japan city of Fukuoka on Aug. 2, 2022, with the mercury exceeding 35C in many parts of Japan.

Summer heat in Japan

Summer heat in Japan

A man rests under shade at a park in the southwestern Japan city of Fukuoka on Aug. 2, 2022, with the mercury exceeding 35C in many parts of Japan.

Summer heat in Japan

Summer heat in Japan

Children rest under mist shower in the Gunma Prefecture city of Kiryu, eastern Japan, on Aug. 2, 2022, with the mercury exceeding 35C in many parts of Japan.

Summer heat in Japan

Summer heat in Japan

Children play with water at a park in the Gunma Prefecture city of Kiryu, eastern Japan, on Aug. 2, 2022, with the mercury exceeding 35C in many parts of Japan.

F-35C stealth fighter

An F-35C stealth fighter takes off from the U.S. aircraft carrier Carl Vinson in the Pacific on Nov. 30, 2021.

F-35C stealth fighter

F-35C stealth fighter

An F-35C stealth fighter lands on the U.S. aircraft carrier Carl Vinson in the Pacific on Nov. 30, 2021.

F-35C stealth fighter

F-35C stealth fighter

An F-35C stealth fighter takes off from the U.S. aircraft carrier Carl Vinson in the Pacific on Nov. 30, 2021.

Hot temperatures in Japan

Hot temperatures in Japan

People walk with parasols in Kurume in Fukuoka Prefecture on June 9, 2021, as temperatures exceed 35C in the southwestern Japan city.

Hot temperatures in Japan

Hot temperatures in Japan

People walk in Kurume in Fukuoka Prefecture on June 9, 2021, as temperatures exceeding 35C in the southwestern Japan city create a heat shimmer effect.

Hot temperatures in Japan

Hot temperatures in Japan

A woman with a parasol walks in Kurume in Fukuoka Prefecture on June 9, 2021, as temperatures exceeding 35C in the southwestern Japan city create a heat shimmer effect.

Hot temperatures in Japan

Hot temperatures in Japan

A woman with a baby carriage walks in Kurume as temperatures exceeding 35C create a heat shimmer effect in the southwestern Japan city in Fukuoka Prefecture on June 9, 2021

Heatwave continues in Japan

Heatwave continues in Japan

High school students walk with towels and water bottles in hand in Kumagaya, Saitama Prefecture, on Aug. 2, 2018, as the temperature exceeded 35C in many parts of Japan. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo