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Fighter jet gets fuel in flight.

340th EARS refuel F/A-18s

A U.S. Navy F/A-18E Super Hornet receives fuel from a 340th Expeditionary Air Refueling Squadron KC-135 Stratotanker during a mission over Iraq in support of Operation Inherent Resolve, on Sept. 7, 2017. The F/A-18E is capable across the full mission spectrum: air superiority, fighter escort, reconnaissance, aerial refueling, close air support, air defense suppression and day and night precision strike. (U.S. Air Force photo by Staff Sgt. Trevor T. McBride)

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