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The aircraft and airmen will remain in the region for several weeks to conduct\u00a0air training with other Europe-based aircraft.\u00a0<br\/><br\/> The fifth-generation\u00a0stealth tactical fighter aircraft\u00a0arrived at\u00a0Graf Ignatievo Air Base, Bulgaria, after stopping at Royal Air Force Lakenheath, England, and also flying in Estonia. The deployment,\u00a0funded in part by the European Reassurance Initiative,\u00a0is expected to enhance the region&#8217;s ability to host future F-35 fighters,\u00a0according to EUCOM officials.\u00a0<br\/><br\/> &#8220;This deployment clearly demonstrates our nation&#8217;s contribution to the security and collective defense here in Europe,&#8221; said Army Gen. Curtis M. 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Roidan Carlson\/U.S. Air Force<\/span><\/figcaption><br\/>The deployments are part of broader efforts to ensure peace and stability in Eastern Europe by allowing the F-35 crews to gain familiarity with the European theater.<br\/><br\/> The two fighters and the airmen are with the 34th Fighter Squadron, 388th Fighter Wing, and the Air Force Reserve\u2019s 466th Fighter Squadron, 419th Fighter Wing, both at Hill AFB. A KC-135 Stratotanker and its crew were also deployed from Royal Air Force Mildenhall, roughly five miles from RAF Lakenheath. The KC-135 and its crew forward-deployed from the 459th Air Reserve Wing at Andrews Air Force Base, Maryland.<br\/><br\/><\/p>\n\n\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The F-35 brings with it state-of-the-art sensors, interoperability and a vast array of advanced air-to-air and air-to-surface munitions. 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