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A Japan Air Self-Defense Force Mitsubishi F-4EJ Kai Phantom II of 302 Squadron lands at Hyakuri Air Base in early December 2018. The Phantoms of this squadron will soon be retired and replaced with the Lockheed Martin F-35A Lightning II Joint Strike Fighter. (Mike Yeo/Staff)
About Mike Yeo
Mike Yeo is the Asia correspondent for Defense News.
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