KC-135s support Operation Octave Quartz [Image 7 of 7]

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01.12.2021

Photo by Staff Sgt. Sean Carnes 

United States Air Forces Central       

U.S. Air Force F-16 Fighting Falcon aircraft based in the Central Command receives fuel from a U.S. Air Force KC-135R Stratotanker, during an early morning in-air refueling mission supporting Operation Octave Quartz with armed over-watch in Somolia, Jan. 12, 2020. The F-16s support to OOQ demonstrates the U.S. military's reach and power projection across vast distances to hold adversaries such as al-Shabaab at risk with flexible, precise and lethal force that is capable of rapidly responding anywhere on the globe. The mission of OOQ is to reposition U.S. Department of Defense personnel from Somalia to other locations in East Africa. (U.S. Air Force video by Staff Sgt. Sean Carnes)

• Date Taken: 01.12.2021
• Date Posted: 01.20.2021 08:14
• Photo ID: 6487579
• VIRIN: 210112-F-CC297-0066
• Resolution: 5310x3533
• Size: 10.19 MB
• Location: (UNDISCLOSED LOCATION)