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Headline: U.S. Air Force Refuels Airborne Fighters En Masse To Demonstrate Readiness For Combat

Caption: PICTURE SHOWS: The U.S. Air Force has demonstrated to the world its combat readiness by refuelling 24 fighters in flight. A pair of F-35 Lightning IIs, assigned to Hill Air Force Bases 388th Fighter Wing and 419th Fighter Wing, flies beside a KC-135R Stratotanker, assigned to the Utah Air National Guard’s 151st Air Refueling Wing during an exercise on January 6, 2020. The exercise generated 50 F-35s from Hill AFB, 24 of which were refueled by two Utah KC-135s during air refueling operations. (U.S. Air National Guard photo by Tech. Sgt. John Winn)

Keywords: Utah,UTANG,National Guard,Utah Air National Guard,151st ARW,Utah National Guard,Air Refueling,F-35,LightningII,Hill AFB,388th FW,419th FW

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