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A British Typhoon fighter flies over Iraq, Dec. 22,

A British Typhoon fighter flies over Iraq, Dec. 22,

A British Typhoon fighter flies over Iraq, Dec. 22, 2015. Coalition forces fly daily missions in support of Operation Inherent Resolve. (U.S. Air Force photo by Staff Sgt. Corey Hook/Released)

A U.S. Air Force F-22 Raptor flies over Alaska during

A U.S. Air Force F-22 Raptor flies over Alaska during

A U.S. Air Force F-22 Raptor flies over Alaska during Northern Edge, May 14, 2019 at Joint Base Elmendorf-Richardson, Alaska. Northern Edge provides effective, capabilities-centered joint forces, ready for depl... More

U.S. Air Force Staff Sgt. Samantha Shelton, 351st Air

U.S. Air Force Staff Sgt. Samantha Shelton, 351st Air

U.S. Air Force Staff Sgt. Samantha Shelton, 351st Air Refueling Squadron boom operator, refuels an MC-130J Commando II from the 352d Special Operations Wing over the Black Sea, July 22, 2020. The KC-135 Stratot... More

For the first time in Eglin's air space, U.S. Air Force

For the first time in Eglin's air space, U.S. Air Force

For the first time in Eglin's air space, U.S. Air Force F-35A Lightning II pilots navigate their aircraft toward an Air Force Reserve KC-135R Stratotanker from the 336th Air Refueling Squadron, March ARB, Calif... More

A CH-53E Super Stallion idles before take-off at Marine

A CH-53E Super Stallion idles before take-off at Marine

A CH-53E Super Stallion idles before take-off at Marine Corps Air Station Cherry Point, N.C., Oct. 8, 2014.

Japanese locals tour the Zero Hangar during the 41st

Japanese locals tour the Zero Hangar during the 41st

Japanese locals tour the Zero Hangar during the 41st Japan Maritime Self-Defense Force – Marine Corps Air Station Iwakuni Friendship Day at MCAS Iwakuni, Japan, May 5, 2017. Since 1973, MCAS Iwakuni has held a ... More

Japanese locals view various U.S. and Japanese static

Japanese locals view various U.S. and Japanese static

Japanese locals view various U.S. and Japanese static display aircraft during the 41st Japan Maritime Self-Defense Force – Marine Corps Air Station Iwakuni Friendship Day at MCAS Iwakuni, Japan, May 5, 2017. Di... More

A U.S. Air Force KC-10 Extender moves in to be refueled

A U.S. Air Force KC-10 Extender moves in to be refueled

A U.S. Air Force KC-10 Extender moves in to be refueled by another KC-10, both crewed by members of the 78th Air Refueling Squadron, 514th Air Mobility Wing, over the Atlantic Ocean July 15, 2017. The KC-10 is ... More

A Dutch KDC-10 conducts an aerial refueling with a

A Dutch KDC-10 conducts an aerial refueling with a

A Dutch KDC-10 conducts an aerial refueling with a Norwegian F-16 on Oct 31 for NATO Exercise Trident Juncture 2018. Trident Juncture 2018 is NATO’s largest exercise in many years, bringing together around 50,0... More

McConnell’s first KC-46A Pegasus lands on the flightline

McConnell’s first KC-46A Pegasus lands on the flightline

McConnell’s first KC-46A Pegasus lands on the flightline Jan. 25, 2019, at McConnell Air Force Base, Kansas. The KC-46 will serve alongside the KC-135 Stratotanker at McConnell and supply critical aerial refuel... More

A KC-10 Extender, assigned to the 9th Air Refueling

A KC-10 Extender, assigned to the 9th Air Refueling

A KC-10 Extender, assigned to the 9th Air Refueling Squadron, refuels an F-16C Fighting Falcon Jan. 28, 2021, over California. The F-16s are assigned to the 177th Fighter Wing in Egg Harbor Township, New Jersey... More

Two F/A-18s from Marine Fighter Attack Squadron 232,

Two F/A-18s from Marine Fighter Attack Squadron 232,

Two F/A-18s from Marine Fighter Attack Squadron 232, 3rd Marine Aircraft Wing (Forward), prepare to depart from a KC-130J Hercules with Marine Aerial Refueler Transport Squadron 352, 3rd MAW (Fwd), after receiv... More

U.S. Air Force Lt. Col. Scott Kosmopolis, 340th

U.S. Air Force Lt. Col. Scott Kosmopolis, 340th

U.S. Air Force Lt. Col. Scott Kosmopolis, 340th Expeditionary Air Refueling Squadron, manually adjusts communication frequencies during an aerial refueling mission aboard a KC-135 Stratotanker while flying over... More

Sgt. Christopher A. Savoie, a KC-130J loadmaster with

Sgt. Christopher A. Savoie, a KC-130J loadmaster with

Sgt. Christopher A. Savoie, a KC-130J loadmaster with Marine Aerial Refueling Transport Squadron 252, and a native of Opelousas, La., performs ground observation duties on a KC-130J during its launch from Kanda... More

Tech. Sgt. James Whittaker, 70th Air Refueling Squadron

Tech. Sgt. James Whittaker, 70th Air Refueling Squadron

Tech. Sgt. James Whittaker, 70th Air Refueling Squadron boom operator, waits for K-loader support from RAF Fairford staff to unload passenger seats July 12, 2016. An aircrew of 70th Air Refueling Squadron memb... More

A B-1B Lancer is refueled by a KC-135 Stratotanker

A B-1B Lancer is refueled by a KC-135 Stratotanker

A B-1B Lancer is refueled by a KC-135 Stratotanker assigned to Fairchild Air Force Base, Washington, during an aerial refueling training mission over South Dakota, Sept. 23, 2014. The KC-135 also provides aeria... More

A U.S. Air Force F-35 Lightning II aircraft, assigned

A U.S. Air Force F-35 Lightning II aircraft, assigned

A U.S. Air Force F-35 Lightning II aircraft, assigned to the 34th Expeditionary Fighter Squadron, flies over the U.S. Central Command area of responsibility, Jan. 07, 2020. The Lightning II is a fifth-generatio... More

A U.S Air Force F-15 Strike Eagle flies over Iraq,

A U.S Air Force F-15 Strike Eagle flies over Iraq,

A U.S Air Force F-15 Strike Eagle flies over Iraq, March 17, 2016, Operation Inherent Resolve. The United States stands with a coalition of more than 60 international partners to assist and support the Iraqi Se... More

Japanese locals watch as Yoshihide Muroya performs

Japanese locals watch as Yoshihide Muroya performs

Japanese locals watch as Yoshihide Muroya performs ariel stunts during the 41st Japan Maritime Self-Defense Force – Marine Corps Air Station Iwakuni Friendship Day at MCAS Iwakuni, Japan, May 5, 2017. Since 197... More

A U.S. Air Force boom operator assigned to the 28th

A U.S. Air Force boom operator assigned to the 28th

A U.S. Air Force boom operator assigned to the 28th Expeditionary Air Refueling Squadron performs his post air refueling checklist onboard a KC-135 Stratotanker during an aerial refueling mission in support of ... More

A drogue from an HC-130P Combat King, 81st Expeditionary

A drogue from an HC-130P Combat King, 81st Expeditionary

A drogue from an HC-130P Combat King, 81st Expeditionary Rescue Squadron, or 81st ERQS, prepares to refuel a probe from a CH-53E Super Stallion, Marine Heavy Helicopter Squadron 464, or HMH 464, during an aeria... More

A U.S. Air Force F-16 Fighting Falcon receives in-flight

A U.S. Air Force F-16 Fighting Falcon receives in-flight

A U.S. Air Force F-16 Fighting Falcon receives in-flight fuel from a KC-135 Stratotanker assigned to the 28th Expeditionary Air Refueling Squadron during an aerial refueling mission in support of Operation Inhe... More

A U.S. Air Force F-15E Strike Eagle releases a flare

A U.S. Air Force F-15E Strike Eagle releases a flare

A U.S. Air Force F-15E Strike Eagle releases a flare as it engages after burner while conducting possible air strikes and patrols in Iraqi and Syrian airspace in support of Operation Inherent Resolve, Nov. 25, ... More

U.S. Air Force Tech. Sgt. Ryan McFadden, front, instructs

U.S. Air Force Tech. Sgt. Ryan McFadden, front, instructs

U.S. Air Force Tech. Sgt. Ryan McFadden, front, instructs Staff Sgt. Rob White both Boom Operators with the 78th Air Refueling Squadron, 514th Air Mobility Wing, during the refueling of a U.S. Air Force F-35A L... More

The Japan Air Self-Defense Force’s Blue Impulse performs

The Japan Air Self-Defense Force’s Blue Impulse performs

The Japan Air Self-Defense Force’s Blue Impulse performs aerial demonstrations during the 41st Japan Maritime Self-Defense Force – Marine Corps Air Station Iwakuni Friendship Day at MCAS Iwakuni, Japan, May 5, ... More

U.S. Airmen preform a walk-around inspection on a KC-135

U.S. Airmen preform a walk-around inspection on a KC-135

U.S. Airmen preform a walk-around inspection on a KC-135 Stratotanker before a mission at Al Udeid Air Base, Qatar, Nov. 4, 2020. The KC-135 Stratotanker delivers U.S. Air Forces Central a global reach aerial r... More

An F-16 Fighting Falcon, assigned to the 555th Fighter

An F-16 Fighting Falcon, assigned to the 555th Fighter

An F-16 Fighting Falcon, assigned to the 555th Fighter Squadron, Aviano Air Base, Italy, returns to mission after receiving fuel from a KC-135 Stratotanker, 340th Expeditionary Air Refueling Squadron, over the ... More

A B1B Lancer flies over the skies of Afghanistan in

A B1B Lancer flies over the skies of Afghanistan in

A B1B Lancer flies over the skies of Afghanistan in support of Operation Enduring Freedom. The B1B was refueled by a KC-135 Stratotanker from the 340th Expeditionary Air Refueling Squadron.

U.S. Air Force Capt. Janelle Baron, a fighter pilot

U.S. Air Force Capt. Janelle Baron, a fighter pilot

U.S. Air Force Capt. Janelle Baron, a fighter pilot with the New Jersey Air National Guard's 177th Fighter Wing, maneuvers an F-16D fighter jet into position to receive an aerial refueling boom over the Atlanti... More

An F-16 Fighting Falcon, assigned to the 555th Fighter

An F-16 Fighting Falcon, assigned to the 555th Fighter

An F-16 Fighting Falcon, assigned to the 555th Fighter Squadron, Aviano Air Base, Italy, returns to mission after receiving fuel from a KC-135 Stratotanker, 340th Expeditionary Air Refueling Squadron, over the ... More

A F-15E Strike Eagle from Bagram Air Field receives

A F-15E Strike Eagle from Bagram Air Field receives

A F-15E Strike Eagle from Bagram Air Field receives fuel from a KC-10 Extender, from the 908th Expeditionary Air Refueling Squadron, during an air refueling mission supporting Operation Enduring Freedom over Af... More

Marine Corps Air Station Iwakuni, Japan, hosted the

Marine Corps Air Station Iwakuni, Japan, hosted the

Marine Corps Air Station Iwakuni, Japan, hosted the 41st Japan Maritime Self-Defense Force – MCAS Iwakuni Friendship Day, May 5, 2017. Since 1973, MCAS Iwakuni has held a single-day air show designed to foster ... More

Lockheed YF-104A 55-2969 GE test [via RJF]

Lockheed YF-104A 55-2969 GE test [via RJF]

PictionID:43264593 - Title:Lockheed YF-104A 55-2969 GE test [via RJF] - Catalog:17_000269 - Filename:17_000269.tif - ---------Image from the René Francillon Photo Archive. Having had his interest in aviation sp... More

330-PS-2938 (USN 708695) (17571403836)

330-PS-2938 (USN 708695) (17571403836)

330-PS-2938 (USN 708695): US Navy Develops Refueling System for Carrier Planes in Flight. Successful development of an in-flight refueling system for carrier aircraft. Modeled after the British “Drogue an... More

A-6A of VA-65 refuels two VF-151 F-4Bs over Gulf of Tonkin 1966

A-6A of VA-65 refuels two VF-151 F-4Bs over Gulf of Tonkin 1966

Two U.S. Navy McDonnell F-4B Phantom II (BuNo 150465, 150480) of Fighter Squadron VF-151 "Vigilantes" are inflight refueling from an Grumman A-6A Intruder (BuNo 151820) of Attack Squadron VA-65 "Tigers" over th... More

A U.S. Air Force KC-135 Stratotanker refuels a Royal

A U.S. Air Force KC-135 Stratotanker refuels a Royal

A U.S. Air Force KC-135 Stratotanker refuels a Royal Air Force E-3D over the North Sea May 17, 2018. The KC-135 participated in a training flight over the North Sea as part of the 5th annual European Tanker Sym... More

A MV-22B Osprey with Medium Tiltrotor Squadron VMM-263

A MV-22B Osprey with Medium Tiltrotor Squadron VMM-263

A MV-22B Osprey with Medium Tiltrotor Squadron VMM-263 prepares to receive fuel from a KC-130J Super Hercules from Marine Aerial Refueler Transportation Squadron 252 over the Atlantic Feb. 12, 2020. The Osprey ... More

U.S. Air Force 1st Lt. Sarah Green, 18th Aeromedical

U.S. Air Force 1st Lt. Sarah Green, 18th Aeromedical

U.S. Air Force 1st Lt. Sarah Green, 18th Aeromedical Evacuation Squadron flight nurse, communicates to evaluators during a casualty training scenario while onboard a 909th Air Refueling Squadron KC-135 Stratota... More

Boatswain’s Mate Seaman Veronica Ramirez, from Fresno,

Boatswain’s Mate Seaman Veronica Ramirez, from Fresno,

Boatswain’s Mate Seaman Veronica Ramirez, from Fresno, Calif., left, and Boatswain’s Mate Seaman Joseph Tadeo, from Chicago, assigned to Ticonderoga-class guided-missile cruiser USS Antietam (CG 54), perform a ... More

The 749th Aircraft Maintenance Squadron prepares the

The 749th Aircraft Maintenance Squadron prepares the

The 749th Aircraft Maintenance Squadron prepares the KC-10 Extender for take off July 11, 2016 from Travis Air Force Base, Calif.. An aircrew of 70th Air Refueling Squadron members departed Travis Air Force Bas... More

A crew master assigned to Special Purpose Marine Air-Ground

A crew master assigned to Special Purpose Marine Air-Ground

A crew master assigned to Special Purpose Marine Air-Ground Task Force-Crisis Response-Africa stands watch during a bilateral fixed-wing air-to-air refueling training with Spanish Air Force near Morón Air Base,... More

A U.S. Air Force Thunderbird approaches a KC-10 Extender,

A U.S. Air Force Thunderbird approaches a KC-10 Extender,

A U.S. Air Force Thunderbird approaches a KC-10 Extender, Oct. 22, 2020, over Oklahoma. The KC-10 from Travis Air Force Base, California, offloaded nearly 40,000 pounds of fuel to the Thunderbirds allowing them... More

A U.S. Air Force F-22 Raptor approaches a KC-10 Extender

A U.S. Air Force F-22 Raptor approaches a KC-10 Extender

A U.S. Air Force F-22 Raptor approaches a KC-10 Extender assigned to the 305th Air Mobility Wing from Joint Base McGuire-Dix-Lakehurst, N.J., during Exercise Razor Talon, Dec 2, 2020. Razor Talon is a quarterly... More

U.S. 5TH FLEET AREA OF OPERATIONS  (Nov. 29, 2017)

U.S. 5TH FLEET AREA OF OPERATIONS (Nov. 29, 2017)

U.S. 5TH FLEET AREA OF OPERATIONS (Nov. 29, 2017) – U.S. Marine Lance Cpl. Andrew Campbell, a crew chief assigned to Marine Aerial Refueler Transport Squadron 352, Special Purpose Marine Air-Ground Task Force... More

A KC-135 Stratotanker aircraft from the 28th Expeditionary

A KC-135 Stratotanker aircraft from the 28th Expeditionary

A KC-135 Stratotanker aircraft from the 28th Expeditionary Air Refueling Squadron, takes off on the flightline at Al Udeid Air Base, Qatar, July 14, 2020. The KC-135 Stratotanker provides aerial refueling capab... More

A Boeing KC-46A Pegasus sits on the flightline at Yokota

A Boeing KC-46A Pegasus sits on the flightline at Yokota

A Boeing KC-46A Pegasus sits on the flightline at Yokota Air Base, Japan, Oct. 24, 2018. This is the first time visits Japan. The KC-46A is designed to provide aerial refueling support to the Air Force, Navy, a... More

A RC-135 Rivet Joint takes on fuel from a KC-135

A RC-135 Rivet Joint takes on fuel from a KC-135

A RC-135 Rivet Joint takes on fuel from a KC-135 Stratotanker, assigned to the 340th Expeditionary Air Refueling Squadron, while flying over Afghanistan in support of Operation Enduring Freedom, Feb. 26, 2011.

A KC-10 Extender from the 908th Expeditionary Air Refueling

A KC-10 Extender from the 908th Expeditionary Air Refueling

A KC-10 Extender from the 908th Expeditionary Air Refueling Squadron maneuvers into position to be refueled during an air refueling mission over international waters, June 3.

Sgt. Christopher A. Savoie, a KC-130J loadmaster with

Sgt. Christopher A. Savoie, a KC-130J loadmaster with

Sgt. Christopher A. Savoie, a KC-130J loadmaster with Marine Aerial Refueling Transport Squadron 252, and a native of Opelousas, La., waits for launch in a KC-130J at Kandahar Airfield, Afghanistan, May 20. "We... More

A U.S. Air Force F-15 Strike Eagle flies over the U.S.

A U.S. Air Force F-15 Strike Eagle flies over the U.S.

A U.S. Air Force F-15 Strike Eagle flies over the U.S. Central Command area of responsibility Feb. 10, 2021. The F-15E Strike Eagle is a dual-role fighter designed to perform air-to-air and air-to-ground missi... More

A Royal Canadian Air Force CF-188 Hornet from 409 Tactical

A Royal Canadian Air Force CF-188 Hornet from 409 Tactical

A Royal Canadian Air Force CF-188 Hornet from 409 Tactical Fighter Squadron, Canadian Forces Base Cold Lake is aerial refueled by a KC-130 Hercules from Marine Aerial Refueler Transport Squadron 234, Marine Air... More

Senior Airman Kimber Camper, a 340th Expeditionary

Senior Airman Kimber Camper, a 340th Expeditionary

Senior Airman Kimber Camper, a 340th Expeditionary Air Refueling Squadron boom operator, prepares to refuel a U.S. Air Force B-52 Stratofortress in support of a Combined Joint Task Force - Operation Inherent Re... More

Capt. Chris Tobiere, 908th Expeditionary Air Refueling

Capt. Chris Tobiere, 908th Expeditionary Air Refueling

Capt. Chris Tobiere, 908th Expeditionary Air Refueling Squadron KC-10 Extender pilot, talks with his co-pilot during a mission Aug. 6, 2019. During their flight the crew supported exercise Agile Lightning and r... More

A Belgian Air Force F-16AM Fighting Falcon performs

A Belgian Air Force F-16AM Fighting Falcon performs

A Belgian Air Force F-16AM Fighting Falcon performs refueling operations with a KC-10 Extender while conducting patrols and possible air strikes in Iraqi and Syrian airspace in support of Operation Inherent Res... More

An HC-130P Combat King, 81st Expeditionary Rescue Squadron,

An HC-130P Combat King, 81st Expeditionary Rescue Squadron,

An HC-130P Combat King, 81st Expeditionary Rescue Squadron, or 81st ERQS, prepares to refuel a CH-53E Super Stallion, Marine Heavy Helicopter Squadron 464, or HMH 464, during an aerial refueling over the coast ... More

A U.S. Air Force boom operator assigned to the 28th

A U.S. Air Force boom operator assigned to the 28th

A U.S. Air Force boom operator assigned to the 28th Expeditionary Air Refueling Squadron operates a boom to provide fuel to U.S. Air Force F-15 Strike Eagles during an aerial refueling mission in support of Ope... More

U.S. Air Force Senior Airman Grant Gunn, 9th Air Refueling

U.S. Air Force Senior Airman Grant Gunn, 9th Air Refueling

U.S. Air Force Senior Airman Grant Gunn, 9th Air Refueling Squadron KC-10 Extender flight engineer, performs a pre-flight inspection on a KC-10 from the 60th Air Mobility Wing before a training sortie at Travis... More

A U.S. Air Force pilot assigned to the 28th Expeditionary

A U.S. Air Force pilot assigned to the 28th Expeditionary

A U.S. Air Force pilot assigned to the 28th Expeditionary Air Refueling Squadron performs a preflight inspection on a KC-135 Stratotanker at Al Udeid Air Base, Qatar, Jan. 14, 2020. The 28th EARS, deployed with... More

A U.S. Air Force F-15D Eagle refuels from a KC-135

A U.S. Air Force F-15D Eagle refuels from a KC-135

A U.S. Air Force F-15D Eagle refuels from a KC-135 Stratotanker in support of exercise Valiant Shield 18, Sept. 18, 2018. Valiant Shield is a U.S.-only, biennial field training exercise (FTX) with a focus on in... More

U.S. Air Force Tech. Sgt. Ryan McFadden, left, instructs

U.S. Air Force Tech. Sgt. Ryan McFadden, left, instructs

U.S. Air Force Tech. Sgt. Ryan McFadden, left, instructs Staff Sgt. Rob White both Boom Operators with the 78th Air Refueling Squadron, 514th Air Mobility Wing, during the refueling of a U.S. Air Force F-35A Li... More

A U.S. Air Force F-15C Eagle refuels from a KC-135

A U.S. Air Force F-15C Eagle refuels from a KC-135

A U.S. Air Force F-15C Eagle refuels from a KC-135 Stratotanker in support of exercise Valiant Shield 18, Sept. 18, 2018. Valiant Shield is a U.S.-only, biennial field training exercise (FTX) with a focus on in... More

Three F-35A Lightning II jet fighters stand ready to

Three F-35A Lightning II jet fighters stand ready to

Three F-35A Lightning II jet fighters stand ready to depart RAF Fairford, England for the United States July 13, 2016. The fighters required 10 refuelings from the Travis KC-10 Extender to arrive back at their ... More

Japanese locals view various U.S. and Japanese static

Japanese locals view various U.S. and Japanese static

Japanese locals view various U.S. and Japanese static display aircraft during the 41st Japan Maritime Self-Defense Force – Marine Corps Air Station Iwakuni Friendship Day at MCAS Iwakuni, Japan, May 5, 2017. Di... More

The Japan Air Self-Defense Force’s Blue Impulse performs

The Japan Air Self-Defense Force’s Blue Impulse performs

The Japan Air Self-Defense Force’s Blue Impulse performs aerial demonstrations during the 41st Japan Maritime Self-Defense Force – Marine Corps Air Station Iwakuni Friendship Day at MCAS Iwakuni, Japan, May 5, ... More

A B1B Lancer flies over the skies of Iraq in support

A B1B Lancer flies over the skies of Iraq in support

A B1B Lancer flies over the skies of Iraq in support of Operation New Dawn. The B1B was refueled by a KC-135 Stratotanker from the 340th Expeditionary Air Refueling Squadron.

U.S. Air Force 1st Lt. Sean Kuehn, KC-10 Extender pilot,

U.S. Air Force 1st Lt. Sean Kuehn, KC-10 Extender pilot,

U.S. Air Force 1st Lt. Sean Kuehn, KC-10 Extender pilot, 908th Air Refueling Squadron, Al Dhafra Air Base, United Arab Emirates, flies the aircraft during refueling operations while providing air refueling capa... More

Master Sgt. Patrick Denson, 340th Expeditionary Air

Master Sgt. Patrick Denson, 340th Expeditionary Air

Master Sgt. Patrick Denson, 340th Expeditionary Air Refueling Squadron boom operator, refuels an A-10 Thunderbolt II, from the 75th Expeditionary Fighter Squadron, during an air refueling mission in the skies o... More

A Navy EA-6B Prowler approaches an Air Force KC-135

A Navy EA-6B Prowler approaches an Air Force KC-135

A Navy EA-6B Prowler approaches an Air Force KC-135 Stratotanker, assigned to the 340th Expeditionary Air Refueling Squadron, to receive fuel in the skies above Afghanistan in support of Operation Enduring Free... More

A KC-135 Stratotanker from the 101st Air Refueling

A KC-135 Stratotanker from the 101st Air Refueling

A KC-135 Stratotanker from the 101st Air Refueling Wing refuels F-22 Raptors from the 94th Fighter Squadron over the Atlantic Ocean, Feb. 22, 2018. This total force training mission involved an Air National Gu... More

U.S. Air Force Tech. Sgt. Bartek Bachleda, a KC-135

U.S. Air Force Tech. Sgt. Bartek Bachleda, a KC-135

U.S. Air Force Tech. Sgt. Bartek Bachleda, a KC-135 Stratotanker boom operator instructor with the 54th Air Refueling Squadron at Altus Air Force Base, Okla., refuels an F-22 Raptor aircraft assigned to Tyndall... More

Gene Ernst, a civilian flight refueling instructor,

Gene Ernst, a civilian flight refueling instructor,

Gene Ernst, a civilian flight refueling instructor, assists Nebraska Air National Guard boom operators hone their skills refueling aircraft in the newly acquired boom operator simulator located at the 155th Air... More

Senior Master Sgt.  Barry, 340th Expeditionary Air

Senior Master Sgt. Barry, 340th Expeditionary Air

Senior Master Sgt. Barry, 340th Expeditionary Air Refueling Squadron boom operator, stacks a ladder used to enter the aircraft as he completes his checklist prior to takeoff Sept. 16, 2015, at Al Udeid Air Bas... More

U.S. Marine Corps Cpl. Christopher A. Laise, a crew

U.S. Marine Corps Cpl. Christopher A. Laise, a crew

U.S. Marine Corps Cpl. Christopher A. Laise, a crew chief with Marine Medium Tiltrotor Squadron (VMM) 266, provides aerial security over the Atlantic Ocean, off the coast of N.C., April 14, 2014. Laise particip... More

U.S. Air Force F-15 Strike Eagles receive fuel from

U.S. Air Force F-15 Strike Eagles receive fuel from

U.S. Air Force F-15 Strike Eagles receive fuel from a KC-135R, assigned to the 340th Expeditionary Air Refueling Squadron, over Southwest Asia, Sept. 3,2015. Coalition forces fly daily missions in support of Op... More

A KC-135 Stratotanker assigned to McConnell Air Force

A KC-135 Stratotanker assigned to McConnell Air Force

A KC-135 Stratotanker assigned to McConnell Air Force Base, Kan. refuels an F-16 Fighting Falcon May 10, 2017, over Colorado. The F-16 crew members are part of the U.S. Air Force Thunderbirds, the Air Force’s a... More

Japanese locals view various U.S. and Japanese static

Japanese locals view various U.S. and Japanese static

Japanese locals view various U.S. and Japanese static display aircraft during the 41st Japan Maritime Self-Defense Force – Marine Corps Air Station Iwakuni Friendship Day at MCAS Iwakuni, Japan, May 5, 2017. Si... More

A KC-135 Stratotanker from the 101st Air Refueling

A KC-135 Stratotanker from the 101st Air Refueling

A KC-135 Stratotanker from the 101st Air Refueling Wing refuels F-22 Raptors from the 94th Fighter Squadron over the Atlantic Ocean, February 22, 2018. The Stratotanker enables fighter jets like the F-22 Raptor... More

Active duty and Hawaii Air National Guard crew chiefs

Active duty and Hawaii Air National Guard crew chiefs

Active duty and Hawaii Air National Guard crew chiefs observe flightline operations after prepping an F-22 Raptor for flight Dec. 10, 2018, at Joint Base Pearl Harbor-Hickam during exercise Sentry Aloha. The ro... More

Senior Airman Kimber Camper, a 340th Expeditionary

Senior Airman Kimber Camper, a 340th Expeditionary

Senior Airman Kimber Camper, a 340th Expeditionary Air Refueling Squadron boom operator, prepares to refuel a U.S. Air Force B-52 Stratofortress in support of a Combined Joint Task Force - Operation Inherent Re... More

A Royal Netherlands Air Force F-16 Fighting Falcon

A Royal Netherlands Air Force F-16 Fighting Falcon

A Royal Netherlands Air Force F-16 Fighting Falcon aircraft peels away from a U.S. Air Force KC-135 Stratotanker aircraft assigned to the 100th Air Refueling Wing, Royal Air Force Mildenhall, England, during ex... More

A North Atlantic Treaty Organization E-3 Sentry flies

A North Atlantic Treaty Organization E-3 Sentry flies

A North Atlantic Treaty Organization E-3 Sentry flies a combat sortie Jan. 7, 2014, over northeast Afghanistan. The Sentry is an Airborne Early Warning and Control aircraft that provides all-weather surveillanc... More

A U.S. Air Force B-52 Stratofortress, assigned to the

A U.S. Air Force B-52 Stratofortress, assigned to the

A U.S. Air Force B-52 Stratofortress, assigned to the 2nd Bomb Wing, receives fuel from a KC-135 Stratotanker, assigned to the 340th Expeditionary Air Refueling Squadron, during a multi-day Bomber Task Force mi... More

A U.S. Air Force F-15 Strike Eagle receives fuel from

A U.S. Air Force F-15 Strike Eagle receives fuel from

A U.S. Air Force F-15 Strike Eagle receives fuel from a KC-135 Stratotanker in support of a Combined Joint Task Force - Operation Inherent Resolve mission over Iraq Dec. 7, 2016. The KC-135 provides aerial refu... More

180717-F-FS041-0252 JOINT BASE PEARL HARBOR-HICKAM,

180717-F-FS041-0252 JOINT BASE PEARL HARBOR-HICKAM,

180717-F-FS041-0252 JOINT BASE PEARL HARBOR-HICKAM, Hawaii (July 17, 2018) A 154th Wing Hawaii Air National Guard F-22 Raptor pilot prepares to approach the refueling boom of a 434th Air Refueling Wing KC-135 S... More

A U.S. Air Force F-16 Fighting Falcon banks away after

A U.S. Air Force F-16 Fighting Falcon banks away after

A U.S. Air Force F-16 Fighting Falcon banks away after receiving in-flight fuel from a KC-135 Stratotanker assigned to the 28th Expeditionary Air Refueling Squadron during an aerial refueling mission in support... More

The Japan Ground Self-Defense Force conducts rappelling

The Japan Ground Self-Defense Force conducts rappelling

The Japan Ground Self-Defense Force conducts rappelling demonstrations during the 43rd Japan Maritime Self-Defense Force – Marine Corps Air Station Iwakuni Friendship Day at MCAS Iwakuni, Japan, May 5, 2019. Si... More

U.S. Air Force F-35A Lightning II Joint Strike Fighters

U.S. Air Force F-35A Lightning II Joint Strike Fighters

U.S. Air Force F-35A Lightning II Joint Strike Fighters from the 58th Fighter Squadron, 33rd Fighter Wing, Eglin AFB, Fla. fly in formation off the right wing of a KC-135R Stratotanker from the 336th Air Refuel... More

A KC-130J Hercules property of Marine Aerial Refueler

A KC-130J Hercules property of Marine Aerial Refueler

A KC-130J Hercules property of Marine Aerial Refueler Transport Squadron (VMGR) 252, refuels an MV-22 Osprey assigned to Marine Medium Tiltrotor Squadron (VMM) 264 and 266 over the Atlantic Ocean, off the coast... More

Capt. Alex Sexton (left), a pilot from the 15th Airlift

Capt. Alex Sexton (left), a pilot from the 15th Airlift

Capt. Alex Sexton (left), a pilot from the 15th Airlift Squadron, evaluates his co-pilot, Capt. Joel Cortright, 15 AS pilot, perform aerial refueling from a KC-135 Stratotanker from the 927th Air Refueling Wing... More

A U.S. Air Force KC-10 Extender aircraft from the 9th

A U.S. Air Force KC-10 Extender aircraft from the 9th

A U.S. Air Force KC-10 Extender aircraft from the 9th Air Refueling Squadron prepares to refuel a U.S. Air National Guard F-15 Eagle from the 144th Fighter Wing during a training sortie over California, Nov. 26... More

A U.S. Air Force F-15C Eagle deployed with the 44th

A U.S. Air Force F-15C Eagle deployed with the 44th

A U.S. Air Force F-15C Eagle deployed with the 44th Expeditionary Fighter Squadron receives fuel from a U.S. Air Force KC-135 Stratotanker deployed with the 28th Expeditionary Air Refueling Squadron over the Un... More

A U.S. Air Force F-35A Lightning II Joint Strike Fighter

A U.S. Air Force F-35A Lightning II Joint Strike Fighter

A U.S. Air Force F-35A Lightning II Joint Strike Fighter from the 58th Fighter Squadron, 33rd Fighter Wing, Eglin AFB, Fla. navigates into position off the coast of Northwest Florida, May 13, 2013. The 33rd Fig... More

Captains Carson Hardesty and Brigitt Kincaid, 340th

Captains Carson Hardesty and Brigitt Kincaid, 340th

Captains Carson Hardesty and Brigitt Kincaid, 340th Expeditionary Air Refueling Squadron fly an aerial refueling mission in support of Operation New Dawn. Hardesty and Kincaid are deployed from the 128th Air Re... More

Japanese guests view various U.S. and Japanese static

Japanese guests view various U.S. and Japanese static

Japanese guests view various U.S. and Japanese static display aircraft during the 43rd Japan Maritime Self-Defense Force – Marine Corps Air Station Iwakuni Friendship Day at MCAS Iwakuni, Japan, May 5, 2019. Si... More

F-16 Fighting Falcon from the 138th Fighter Wing prepare

F-16 Fighting Falcon from the 138th Fighter Wing prepare

F-16 Fighting Falcon from the 138th Fighter Wing prepare for a combat sortie during exercise Sentry Aloha 19-2 Aug. 21, 2019, at the Joint Base Pearl Harbor-Hickam, Hawaii. The longstanding exercise is held on ... More

A U.S. Air Force KC-10 Extender aircraft from the 6th

A U.S. Air Force KC-10 Extender aircraft from the 6th

A U.S. Air Force KC-10 Extender aircraft from the 6th Air Refueling Squadron prepares to receive fuel from another KC-10 with the 9th ARS during a training sortie over California, Oct. 24, 2018. Travis Airmen c... More

Capt. Stuart Letcher, 340th Expeditionary Air Refueling

Capt. Stuart Letcher, 340th Expeditionary Air Refueling

Capt. Stuart Letcher, 340th Expeditionary Air Refueling Squadron pilot, makes necessary preparations to return to an undisclosed location in Southwest Asia after a successful aerial refueling mission aboard a K... More

A F-16 Fighting Falcon, from the 555th Expeditionary

A F-16 Fighting Falcon, from the 555th Expeditionary

A F-16 Fighting Falcon, from the 555th Expeditionary Fighter Squadron, receives fuel from a KC-10 Extender, from the 908th Expeditionary Air Refueling Squadron, during an air refueling mission supporting Operat... More

The U.S. Army Golden Knights parachute team descends

The U.S. Army Golden Knights parachute team descends

The U.S. Army Golden Knights parachute team descends during the 41st Japan Maritime Self-Defense Force – Marine Corps Air Station Iwakuni Friendship Day at MCAS Iwakuni, Japan, May 5, 2017. Since 1973, MCAS Iwa... More

A F-16 Fighting Falcon, from the 555th Expeditionary

A F-16 Fighting Falcon, from the 555th Expeditionary

A F-16 Fighting Falcon, from the 555th Expeditionary Fighter Squadron, returns to mission above Afghanistan in support of Operation Enduring Freedom, June 3.

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