KOREA
U.S. Air Force Staff Sgt. Yacouba Ky, 35th Fighter Generation Squadron avionics craftsman, poses for a photo after notating inspection items for a U.S. Air Force F-16 Fighting Falcon during Freedom Flag 25-2.

(Senior Airman Karissa Dick/U.S. Air Force)

U.S. Air Force Staff Sgt. Yacouba Ky, 35th Fighter Generation Squadron avionics craftsman, poses for a photo after notating inspection items for a U.S. Air Force F-16 Fighting Falcon during Freedom Flag 25-2 at Kunsan Air Base, Republic of Korea, Nov. 3, 2025. FF 25-2 is a routine, regularly scheduled training event designed to prepare joint and combined forces for combat to defend the Republic of Korea.

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