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Commercial tanker refuels airborne Air Force fighter
jets for first time
By
JONATHAN SNYDER
STARS AND
STRIPES December 13, 2023
A
commercial KDC‐10 tanker refuels an Air Force F‐16 Fighting Falcon from the
51st Fighter Wing on the way to Paya Lebar Air Base, Singapore, on Nov. 6.
(U.S. Air Force)
The Air Force has refueled airborne
fighters from a commercial tanker for the first time, proving another means of
extending its combat airpower, the service said in a recent news release.
Omega Aerial Refueling Services gassed up
F-15C Eagles, F-16 Fighting Falcons and F-22 Raptors from a KDC-10 tanker
during last month’s Commando Sling exercise in Singapore.
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