Mission Complete: 53rd WEG concludes first post-Hurricane Michael Combat Archer

An F-35A Lightning II assigned to the 58th Fighter Squadron awaits permission to taxi as an F-22 Raptor assigned to the 27th Fighter Squadron takes off in the background, Dec. 4, 2018, at Eglin Air Force Base, Fla. Together, F-22s and F-35s successfully flew over 140 sorties and fired 13 missiles to culminate the first post-Hurricane Michael Combat Archer air-to-air exercise. (U.S. Air Force Staff Sgt. Peter Thompson)