Successful first day of RF-A 17-1 [Image 3 of 24]

EIELSON AIR FORCE BASE, AK, UNITED STATES

10.10.2016

Photo by Master Sgt. Karen Tomasik 

354th Fighter Wing

U.S. Air Force KC-135 Stratotanker aerial refueling aircraft assigned to the 92nd Air Refueling Wing out of Fairchild Air Force Base, Wash., and McConnell Air Force Base, Kan., take off from Eielson Air Force Base, Alaska, Oct. 10, 2016, during RED FLAG-Alaska (RF-A) 17-1. As part of the Tanker Task Force, these aircraft provide crucial aerial refueling capability for this Pacific Air Forces commander-directed field training exercise, enabling combat training missions for U.S. and international partners conducted within the more than 67,000 square mile Joint Pacific Alaska Range Complex. (U.S. Air Force photo by Master Sgt. Karen J. Tomasik)

• Date Taken: 10.10.2016
• Date Posted: 10.13.2016 21:37
• Photo ID: 2918189
• VIRIN: 161010-F-JH697-1020
• Resolution: 5712x3608
• Size: 5.59 MB
• Location: EIELSON AIR FORCE BASE, AK, US