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    KC-135 refuels F16s in CENTCOM [Image 1 of 4]

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    A pilot or aircrew member is seated in a cockpit, viewed from behind and slightly to the side. The individual is wearing Bose aviation headphones with an integrated microphone boom and tinted sunglasses. The cockpit interior shows various avionics panels and instrumentation, with a clear blue sky visible through the windscreen.

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    08.20.2026

    Photo by Tech. Sgt. Tiffany Emery 

    United States Air Forces Central           

    A U.S. Air Force pilot operates a U.S. Air Force KC-135 Stratotanker aircraft in the U.S. Central Command area of responsibility Aug. 21, 2026. (U.S. Air Force photo by Tech. Sgt. Tiffany A. Emery)

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    Date Taken: 08.20.2026
    Date Posted: 08.28.2026 20:25
    Photo ID: 9883745
    VIRIN: 260821-F-UV276-1051
    Resolution: 8256x5504
    Size: 13.59 MB
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    A pilot or aircrew member is seated in a cockpit, viewed from behind and slightly to the side. The individual is wearing Bose aviation headphones with an integrated microphone boom and tinted sunglasses. The cockpit interior shows various avionics panels and instrumentation, with a clear blue sky visible through the windscreen.
    An aerial refueling operation is captured from the boom operator's window of a tanker aircraft, showing a fighter jet — identifiable as an F-16 Fighting Falcon — receiving fuel via a flying boom. The photograph is taken from inside the tanker looking downward and forward, with an arid, desert terrain visible far below. The refueling boom is visibly connected or nearly connected to the receiver aircraft's refueling receptacle.
    An aerial refueling operation is captured from the perspective of a tanker aircraft, showing a U.S. Air Force F-16 Fighting Falcon approaching the refueling boom. The tanker's boom and stabilizer fins are prominently visible in the foreground, with 'UTAH' and 'ANG' (Air National Guard) markings visible on the fins. The F-16 is fully armed with multiple munitions and flying over an arid, desert-like terrain.
    A military aircrew member is visible in silhouette inside an aircraft cockpit during either sunrise or sunset. The pilot or crew member is wearing a flight helmet with communications headset and a military flight suit with a visible U.S. flag patch on the left shoulder. The scene is captured from behind, looking through the cockpit windscreen toward a low sun on the horizon.

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