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    An aerial refueling operation is taking place over a mountainous, arid terrain. An A-10 Thunderbolt II attack aircraft, marked with 'COYOTES' on its fuselage, is receiving fuel from a tanker aircraft via a boom refueling system. The photo is taken from the tanker aircraft looking down at the receiver aircraft.

    UNDISCLOSED LOCATION, UNDISCLOSED LOCATION, AFGHANISTAN

    08.12.2019

    Photo by Staff Sgt. Keifer Bowes 

    455th Air Expeditionary Wing   

    A U.S. Air Force A-10 Thunderbolt II receives fuel from a KC-135 Stratotanker assigned to the 340th Expeditionary Aerial Refueling Squadron out of Kandahar Airfield, Afghanistan, Aug. 12, 2019. The A-10 provides coalition forces with close air support and precision strike capacity for targeting Taliban revenue sources. (U.S. Air Force photo by Staff Sgt. Keifer Bowes)

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    Date Taken: 08.12.2019
    Date Posted: 08.26.2019 13:31
    Photo ID: 5700201
    VIRIN: 190812-F-ZD147-0216
    Resolution: 5355x3542
    Size: 8.9 MB
    Location: UNDISCLOSED LOCATION, UNDISCLOSED LOCATION, AF
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