F-35 cross-servicing demo showcases Allied interoperability
Brendon Andrus, U.S. Air Forces in Europe – Air Forces Africa, Fifth Generation Integration branch chief, speaks with members of the European Air Chiefs in front of a U.S. Air Force F-35A Lightning II assigned to the 48th Fighter Wing located at RAF Lakenheath, England, prior to a cross-servicing weapons load demonstration at Ramstein Air Base, Germany, Dec. 5, 2025. During the demonstration, Dutch weapons load crews conducted a full certification-standard sequence, loading U.S. munitions onto an aircraft maintained by the Liberty Wing. (U.S. Air Force photo by Senior Airman Vaughn Weber)