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    Spangdahlem F-16s integrate in joint multinational exercise Astral Knight [Image 3 of 5]

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    A U.S. military aviator in an olive green flight suit is seated in the cockpit of a large military aircraft, examining a handheld device or instrument. The pilot wears an American flag patch, a unit patch, and aviator wings on his flight suit, with a name tape reading 'STURGIS'. The cockpit displays numerous analog gauges, digital screens, and flight controls consistent with a large transport or tanker aircraft.

    SPANGDAHLEM AIR BASE, RHEINLAND-PFALZ, GERMANY

    09.24.2020

    Photo by Airman 1st Class Ali Stewart 

    52nd Fighter Wing

    U.S. Air Force 1st Lt. Quintin Sturgis, 32nd Air Refueling Squadron KC-10 co-pilot, performs a pre-flight check before taking off at Spangdahlem Air Base, Germany, Sept. 24, 2020. Sturgis performed pre-flight checks alongside his crew, which included creating a flight plan for the exercise. (U.S. Air Force photo by Airman 1st Class Alison Stewart)

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    Date Taken: 09.24.2020
    Date Posted: 09.28.2020 07:38
    Photo ID: 6371782
    VIRIN: 200924-F-FW957-1749
    Resolution: 5568x3712
    Size: 11.27 MB
    Location: SPANGDAHLEM AIR BASE, RHEINLAND-PFALZ, DE
    Web Views: 35
    Downloads: 10

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    An aerial refueling operation is captured from the boom operator's window of a tanker aircraft, showing a fighter jet — consistent with an F-15 Eagle — approaching to receive fuel via a flying boom. A second aircraft is visible in the background, likely awaiting its turn. The photo is taken through a rain-speckled window, providing a downward-looking perspective from the tanker.
    A military boom operator is seated at the refueling station inside what appears to be a KC-135 or similar tanker aircraft, monitoring an aerial refueling operation. Through the rear-facing observation window, an F-15 Eagle fighter jet is visible in close proximity, connected or approaching the refueling boom. A second aircraft is visible in the background.
    A U.S. military aviator in an olive green flight suit is seated in the cockpit of a large military aircraft, examining a handheld device or instrument. The pilot wears an American flag patch, a unit patch, and aviator wings on his flight suit, with a name tape reading 'STURGIS'. The cockpit displays numerous analog gauges, digital screens, and flight controls consistent with a large transport or tanker aircraft.
    Two military fighter jets are flying in formation above a dense cloud layer under a clear blue sky. The aircraft appear to be F-16 Fighting Falcons, photographed from a third aircraft flying alongside them. The image captures the jets in a loose echelon formation with one aircraft closer and lower, and the second further away and higher.
    The image shows a large military tanker aircraft conducting aerial refueling operations with multiple fighter jets in flight. The formation includes what appears to be a KC-135 or similar tanker aircraft connected via a refueling boom to at least one fighter, with additional fighters flying in close proximity. The scene is set against a backdrop of large cumulus clouds in a blue sky.

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