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    Rickenbacker KC-135s train with NATO AWACS aircraft [Image 30 of 50]

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    An aerial refueling operation is captured from the perspective of the tanker aircraft looking down at the receiver aircraft below. The image shows a large multi-engine jet aircraft being refueled mid-air over an ocean or large body of water with scattered cloud cover visible far below. The dramatic lighting suggests either dawn or dusk conditions, creating strong reflections off the polished metal surfaces of both aircraft.

    NATO AIR BASE GEILENKIRCHEN, GERMANY

    11.14.2019

    Photo by Staff Sgt. Wendy Kuhn 

    121st Air Refueling Wing

    An E-3 Airborne Warning and Control System (AWACS) aircraft is refueled by a KC-135 Stratotanker from the 121st Air Refueling Wing over Northern Europe on Nov. 14, 2019. Three 121st KC-135s, their air crews and maintenance personnel were at NATO Air Base Geinlenkirchen, Germany, to enable refueling capabilities to the AWACS aircraft. (U.S. Air National Guard photo by Staff Sgt. Wendy Kuhn)

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    Date Taken: 11.14.2019
    Date Posted: 12.02.2019 12:51
    Photo ID: 5935390
    VIRIN: 191114-Z-DS364-0060
    Resolution: 3433x2289
    Size: 1.5 MB
    Location: NATO AIR BASE GEILENKIRCHEN, DE
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