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A US Air Force (USAF) F-16CJ Fighting Falcon fighter from Shaw Air Force Base (AFB), South Carolina, tucks in close to a USAF KC-135 Stratotanker from Grand Forks AFB, North Dakota, after taking-on fuel during a sortie in support of Operation NORTHERN WATCH

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A US Air Force (USAF) F-16CJ Fighting Falcon fighter from Shaw Air Force Base (AFB), South Carolina, maneuvers in order to attach itself to USAF KC-135 Stratotanker from Grand Forks AFB, North Dakota and take-on fuel, during a sortie in support of Operation NORTHERN WATCH

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Subject Operation/Series: NORTHERN WATCH

Country: Unknown

Scene Major Command Shown: ACC

Scene Camera Operator: SSGT Shannon Collins, USAF

Release Status: Released to Public

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