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A U.S. Air Force F-15E Eagle approaches the refueling boom of a KC-135 Extender tanker aircraft during a routine patrol over Northern Iraq on Feb. 18, 1999, in support of Operation Northern Watch. Northern Watch is the coalition enforcement of the no-fly-zone over Northern Iraq. The Eagle is deployed from the 494th Expeditionary Fighter Squadron, RAF Lakenheath, United Kingdom. The Extender is deployed from the Arizona Air National Guard, Phoenix, Ariz.

A U.S. Air Force F-15E Eagle approaches the refueling boom of a KC-135 Extender tanker.

A U.S. Air Force F-15E Eagle approaches the refueling boom of a KC-135 Extender tanker aircraft during a routine patrol over Northern Iraq on Feb. 18, 1999, in support of Operation Northern Watch. Northern Watch is the coalition enforcement of the no-fly-zone over Northern Iraq. The Eagle is deployed from the 494th Expeditionary Fighter Squadron, RAF Lakenheath, United Kingdom. The Extender is deployed from the Arizona Air National Guard, Phoenix, Ariz.

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