An F-15 Eagle assigned to the California Air National Guard is refueled by a KC-10 Extender assigned to Travis Air Force Base, California, Feb. 7, 2016, during a mission supporting Operation Noble Eagle. The refueling mission was in direct support of fighter aircraft patrolling the airspace surrounding Super Bowl 50 in Santa Clara, Calif. Headed by NORAD, Operation Noble Eagle is the name given to the military response to the type of terrorist attacks used on Sept. 11, 2001. Those attacks prompted NORAD to augment its mission to begin conducting surveillance and control of the aerospace inside Canada and the United States (U.S. Air Force photo by T.C. Perkins Jr.)
Date Taken: | 02.07.2016 |
Date Posted: | 02.09.2016 18:09 |
Photo ID: | 2392548 |
VIRIN: | 160207-F-UI788-011 |
Resolution: | 2100x1500 |
Size: | 243.04 KB |
Location: | TRAVIS AIR FORCE BASE, CALIFORNIA, US |
Web Views: | 54 |
Downloads: | 13 |
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