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A US Air Force F-16CJ Fighting Falcon aircraft from the 79th Fighter Squadron "Tigers", Shaw AFB, South Carolina (SC) bank toward Buckley AFB, Colorado (CO) to participate in the Tiger Meet of the Americas. The Inaugural Tiger Meet of the Americas brought together flying units from throughout North America that have a Tiger or large cat as their unit symbol. The Tiger Meet of the Americas closely resembles the North Atlantic Treaty Organization (NATO)/Europe Tiger Meet in its goal of fostering camaraderie, teamwork and tactics familiarization

Air-to-air view of a US Air Force (USAF) F-16DJ Fighting Falcon aircraft from the 79th Fighter Squadron, Shaw AFB, South Carolina (SC) as it head toward Buckley AFB, Colorado (CO) to participate in the Tiger Meet of the Americas. The Inaugural Tiger Meet of the Americas brought together flying units from throughout North America that have a Tiger or large cat as their unit symbol. The Tiger Meet of the Americas closely mirrors the North Atlantic Treaty Organization (NATO)/Europe Tiger Meet in its goal of fostering camaraderie, teamwork and tactics familiarization

Two US Air Force F-16CJ Fighting Falcon aircraft from the 79th Fighter Squadron "Tigers", Shaw AFB, South Carolina (SC) bank toward Buckley AFB, Colorado (CO) to participate in the Tiger Meet of the Americas. The Inaugural Tiger Meet of the Americas brought together flying units from throughout North America that have a Tiger or large cat as their unit symbol. The Tiger Meet of the Americas closely resembles the North Atlantic Treaty Organization (NATO)/Europe Tiger Meet in its goal of fostering camaraderie, teamwork and tactics familiarization

Three ship formation of US Air Force (USAF) F-16CJ Fighting Falcon aircraft from the 79th Fighter Squadron, Shaw AFB, South Carolina (SC) as they head toward Buckley AFB, Colorado (CO) to participate in the Tiger Meet of the Americas. The Inaugural Tiger Meet of the Americas brought together flying units from throughout North America that have a Tiger or large cat as their unit symbol. The Tiger Meet of the Americas closely mirrors the North Atlantic Treaty Organization (NATO)/Europe Tiger Meet in its goal of fostering camaraderie, teamwork and tactics familiarization

Air-to-air view of two US Air Force (USAF) F-16C and one F-16DJ Fighting Falcon aircraft from the 79th Fighter Squadron, Shaw AFB, South Carolina (SC) as they head toward Buckley AFB, Colorado (CO) to participate in the Tiger Meet of the Americas. The Inaugural Tiger Meet of the Americas brought together flying units from throughout North America that have a Tiger or large cat as their unit symbol. The Tiger Meet of the Americas closely mirrors the North Atlantic Treaty Organization (NATO)/Europe Tiger Meet in its goal of fostering camaraderie, teamwork and tactics familiarization

A US Air Force Reserve (USAFR) KC-135R Stratotanker aircraft from the 916th Air Refueling Wing (ARW), 77th Aerial Refueling Squadron "Tigers" , Seymour Johnson AFB, South Carolina (SC) parked on the flight line at Buckley AFB, Colorado (CO) during the Tiger Meet of the Americas exercise. The Inaugural Tiger Meet of the Americas brought together flying units from throughout North America that have a Tiger or large cat as their unit symbol. The Tiger Meet of the Americas closely resembles the North Atlantic Treaty Organization (NATO)/Europe Tiger Meet in its goal of fostering camaraderie, teamwork and tactics familiarization

A US Air Force F-16C Fighting Falcon aircraft from the 140th Fighter Wing (FW), 120th Fighter Squadron (FS), Colorado Air National Guard (ANG) painted with black tiger stripes on the entire upper surfaces and tail section, maneuvers over western Colorado during a Large Force Employment exercise in conjunction with in the Tiger Meet of the Americas. The Inaugural Tiger Meet of the Americas brought together flying units from throughout North America that have a Tiger or large cat as their unit symbol. The Tiger Meet of the Americas closely resembles the North Atlantic Treaty Organization (NATO)/Europe Tiger Meet in its goal of fostering camaraderie, teamwork and tactics familiarization

A US Air Force Major (MAJ) Douglas Schaare, 79th Fighter Squadron, 20th fighter Wing pilots an F-16CJ Fighting Falcon aircraft over the Utah Test and Training Range during the Tiger Meet of the Americas air combat training mission. The Inaugural Tiger Meet of the Americas brought together flying units from throughout North America that have a Tiger or large cat as their unit symbol. The Tiger Meet of the Americas closely resembles the North Atlantic Treaty Organization (NATO)/Europe Tiger Meet in its goal of fostering camaraderie, teamwork and tactics familiarization

The view from the cockpit of a US Air Force (USAF) F-16DJ Fighting Falcon aircraft as the aircraft begins an aileron roll over the Utah Test and Training Range during a Tiger Meet of the Americas air combat training mission. The Inaugural Tiger Meet of the Americas brought together flying units from throughout North America that have a Tiger or large cat as their unit symbol. The Tiger Meet of the Americas closely resembles the North Atlantic Treaty Organization (NATO)/Europe Tiger Meet in its goal of fostering camaraderie, teamwork and tactics familiarization

A US Air Force Reserve (USAFR) 916th Air Refueling Wing, 77th Air Refueling Squadron, KC-135R Stratotanker aircraft, flies a refueling mission during the Tiger Meet of the Americas. The Inaugural Tiger Meet of the Americas brought together flying units from throughout North America that have a Tiger or large cat as their unit symbol. The Tiger Meet of the Americas closely mirrors the North Atlantic Treaty Organization (NATO)/Europe Tiger Meet in its goal of fostering camaraderie, teamwork and tactics familiarization

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Base: Buckley Air Force Base

State: Colorado (CO)

Country: United States Of America (USA)

Scene Major Command Shown: AFRC

Scene Camera Operator: SSGT Greg L. Davis, USAF

Release Status: Released to Public

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reserve air force reserve usafr kc stratotanker aircraft mission tiger americas inaugural inaugural tiger units north america cat symbol unit symbol atlantic treaty organization north atlantic treaty organization nato europe camaraderie teamwork familiarization colorado air force refueling inauguration kc 135 r stratotanker staff sergeant us air force high resolution buckley air force base europe tiger scene major command kc 135 r stratotanker aircraft tactics familiarization ssgt greg air force base jet aircraft military aircraft us national archives
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reserve air force reserve usafr kc stratotanker aircraft mission tiger americas inaugural inaugural tiger units north america cat symbol unit symbol atlantic treaty organization north atlantic treaty organization nato europe camaraderie teamwork familiarization colorado air force refueling inauguration kc 135 r stratotanker staff sergeant us air force high resolution buckley air force base europe tiger scene major command kc 135 r stratotanker aircraft tactics familiarization ssgt greg air force base jet aircraft military aircraft us national archives