A U.S. Air Force C-130J Super Hercules aircraft equipped with external fuel tanks assigned to the 40th Airlift Squadron flies past the International Date Line near Eareckson Air Station, Alaska, en route to the Philippines during a Maximum Endurance Operation in support of Exercise Balikatan 2026, April 17, 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: | 04.16.2026 |
| Date Posted: | 04.20.2026 23:22 |
| Photo ID: | 9628339 |
| VIRIN: | 260417-F-BO786-1125 |
| Resolution: | 5408x3042 |
| Size: | 2.61 MB |
| Location: | EARECKSON AIR STATION, ALASKA, US |
| Web Views: | 2 |
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