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A flying jet with contrails from each wing approaches a partially visible aircraft with a boom extended from the rear, with clouds below and an orange and light blue sky in the background.

Fast Refuel

An Air Force KC-135 Stratotanker prepares to refuel an Air Force F-35A Lightning II aircraft during Operation Epic Fury in the U.S. Central Command area of responsibility, April 5, 2026.

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