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Aerial Refueling

The KC-135 Stratotanker and the KC-10 Extender are the aircraft that allow the USAF to make the claim, "any where, any time." They are the legs of all the major commands that allow the USAF to project on a global scale. On average there is a refueling be conducted every five minutes around the clock; around the world. Other nations also have tankers, but to the size of the USAF tanker fleet.

Enjoy the pictures.
  1. KC-10 and F-22
  2. KC-135 and F-22
  3. KC-135 at Jeddah Saudi Arabia
  4. KC-135 and C-17
  5. MC-130 AR
  6. "Forward Ten"
  7. KC-135 with F-16s
  8. Jaguar Air Refueling 
Many fighter do not have a boom receptacle.  They use a "probe and drogue" method.  The boom is fully extended and the drogue...
  9. A Raptor run 
Even the F-22 Raptor can' go for the long haul without taking a drink.
  10. This tanker unit left Michigan and is now in Florida.
  11. KC-135 Pumpin 
A C-17 Globmaster III can sacrifice fuel to increase cargo weight for takeoff then hit the tanker to topoff for the long hall.
  12. "Chicks in tow" 
A KC-135 "holding hands" with a pair of F-16s crossing the Atlantic.
  13. Doing "Wiffs" 
Back in the old days of SAC part of the Combat Instructor Course was for the instructor crews to demonstate wifferdels during aerial...
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