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An F-16 Fighting Falcon from Balad Air Base, Iraq, takes fuel from a KC-10 Extender over Iraq Nov. 20, 2006. The KC-10 refueled two jets that afternoon in support of Operation Iraqi Freedom.

REFUELING OVER IRAQ

An F-16 Fighting Falcon from Balad Air Base, Iraq, takes fuel from a KC-10 Extender over Iraq Nov. 20, 2006. The KC-10 refueled two jets that afternoon in support of Operation Iraqi Freedom.

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