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    KC-135 Refueling mission over Iraq [Image 47 of 53]

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    A military fighter jet, consistent with an F-16 Fighting Falcon, is photographed in flight from an aerial perspective, likely from a tanker or accompanying aircraft. The jet is flying over an arid, flat terrain with sparse infrastructure visible below. The aircraft appears to be in a slight bank, carrying external ordnance and equipment on its hardpoints.

    IRAQ

    03.29.2011

    Photo by Master Sgt. Adrian Cadiz 

    United States Air Forces Central           

    An F-16 Fighting Falcon moves into place in order to be refueled by a KC-135 Stratotanker from the 340th Expeditionary Air Refueling Squadron over the skies of Iraq in support of Operation New Dawn.

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    Date Taken: 03.29.2011
    Date Posted: 03.30.2011 14:41
    Photo ID: 384272
    VIRIN: 110329-F-DT527-409
    Resolution: 4256x2832
    Size: 1.02 MB
    Location: IQ
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