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

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    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.

    SPANGDAHLEM AIR BASE, RHEINLAND-PFALZ, GERMANY

    09.24.2020

    Photo by Airman 1st Class Ali Stewart 

    52nd Fighter Wing

    A U.S. Air Force KC-135 Stratotanker refuels U.S. Air Force F-16 Fighting Falcons during an airborne refueling exercise over Poland, Sept. 24, 2020. The KC-135 refueled F-16 Fighting Falcon aircraft from the 52nd Fighter Wing at Spangdahlem Air Base numerous times during sorties as part of joint multinational exercise Astral Knight. (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: 6371783
    VIRIN: 200924-F-FW957-1751
    Resolution: 4644x2530
    Size: 6.58 MB
    Location: SPANGDAHLEM AIR BASE, RHEINLAND-PFALZ, DE
    Web Views: 88
    Downloads: 24

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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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