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  "path": "/2026/02/11/vt-ang-f35s-depart-ln-for-middle-east/",
  "publishedAt": "2026-02-11T13:00:34.000Z",
  "site": "https://theaviationist.com",
  "tags": [
    "Military Aviation",
    "F-35",
    "F-35A",
    "F-35A Lightning II",
    "Iran",
    "RAF Lakenheath",
    "U.S. Air Force",
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  "textContent": "Six F-35A Lightning IIs from the Vermont ANG, previously forward deployed to Puerto Rico, have departed RAF Lakenheath on their way to the Middle East. The six jets are part of a total of 12 F-35As from the Vermont unit that have been noted making a transit towards the U.S. Central Command (CENTCOM) area of […]",
  "title": "F-35As Depart for Middle East After Lakenheath Stopover"
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