U.S. Airmen assigned to the 317th Airlift Wing and 7th Bomb Wing transit to a C-130J Super Hercules aircraft equipped with external fuel tanks before continuing with a Maximum Endurance Operation en route to Exercise Balikatan 2026 at Joint Base Elmendorf-Richardson, Alaska, April 16, 2026. Balikatan is a longstanding annual exercise between the Armed Forces of the Philippines and U.S. military designed to strengthen our ironclad alliance, improve our capable combined force, and demonstrate our commitment to regional security and stability. (U.S. Air Force photo by Senior Airman Jade M. Caldwell)
| Date Taken: | 04.15.2026 |
| Date Posted: | 04.20.2026 23:22 |
| Photo ID: | 9628257 |
| VIRIN: | 260416-F-BO786-1031 |
| Resolution: | 4978x2800 |
| Size: | 3.01 MB |
| Location: | JOINT BASE ELMENDORF-RICHARDSON, ALASKA, US |
| Web Views: | 3 |
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