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The pilot of a U.S. Air Force F-16 Fighting Falcon looks up as he moves into position to take on fuel behind a KC-135 Stratotanker over the Mediterranean Sea on Feb. 26, 1999. U.S. aircraft and support personnel are deployed to their forward staging bases in Europe for potential NATO air operations. The Fighting Falcon is from the 555th Fighter Squadron, while the Stratotanker is flown by the 186th Air Refueling Wing, Meridian, Miss. Both aircraft are operating from Aviano Air Base, Italy.

The pilot of a Fighting Falcon looks up as he moves into position to take on fuel.

The pilot of a U.S. Air Force F-16 Fighting Falcon looks up as he moves into position to take on fuel behind a KC-135 Stratotanker over the Mediterranean Sea on Feb. 26, 1999. U.S. aircraft and support personnel are deployed to their forward staging bases in Europe for potential NATO air operations. The Fighting Falcon is from the 555th Fighter Squadron, while the Stratotanker is flown by the 186th Air Refueling Wing, Meridian, Miss. Both aircraft are operating from Aviano Air Base, Italy.

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