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A U.S. Air Force F-16C Fighting Falcon receives fuel from a KC-135 Stratotanker while over the North Sea on Aug. 19, 2005. The F-16 from the 22nd Fighter Squadron, Spangdahlem Air Base, Germany, and the Stratotanker from the 351st Air Refueling Squadron, 100th Air Refueling Wing, RAF Mildenhall, United Kingdom, are participating in a large force employment exercise.

A U.S. Air Force F-16C Fighting Falcon receives fuel from a KC-135 Stratotanker.

A U.S. Air Force F-16C Fighting Falcon receives fuel from a KC-135 Stratotanker while over the North Sea on Aug. 19, 2005. The F-16 from the 22nd Fighter Squadron, Spangdahlem Air Base, Germany, and the Stratotanker from the 351st Air Refueling Squadron, 100th Air Refueling Wing, RAF Mildenhall, United Kingdom, are participating in a large force employment exercise.

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