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An E-3A Sentry early Airborne Warning And Control System (AWACS) aircraft receives more than 6,000 gallons of fuel over the Adriatic Sea before continuing its patrol around the Balkan region. The E-3s this one based at Geilenkirchen, Germany fly around the clock, as part of Operation JOINT FORGE, in support of ongoing NATO led Stabilization Force (SFOR) in the Balkans. This E-3 was refueled by a KC-135R Stratotanker from McConnell Air Force Base, Kansas, temporarily based with the 16th Expeditionary Operations Group, a small US detachment located at Istres French air base, is charged with aerial refueling operations for US and NATO aircraft patrolling the Balkan region

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Subject Operation/Series: JOINT FORGE Country: Adriatic Sea Scene Major Command Shown: USAFE Scene Camera Operator: MSGT Kenneth Fidler, USAF Release More

An E-3A Sentry early airborne warning and control system aircraft eases toward the refueling boom to take on more than 6,000 gallons of fuel. The E-3s this one based at Geilenkirchen, Germany patrol the Balkan region around the clock, as part of Operation JOINT FORGE, in support of the ongoing NATO led Stabilization Force (SFOR) in the Balkan region. This E-3 was refueled by a KC-135R Stratotanker from McConnell Air Force Base, Kansas, temporarily based with the 16th Expeditionary Operations Group, a small US detachment located at Istres French air base, is charged with aerial refueling operations for US and NATO aircraft patrolling the Balkan region

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Subject Operation/Series: JOINT FORGE Country: Adriatic Sea Scene Major Command Shown: USAFE Scene Camera Operator: MSGT Kenneth Fidler, USAF Release More

An E-3A Sentry early Airborne Warning And Control System (AWACS) aircraft receives more than 6,000 gallons of fuel over the Adriatic Sea before continuing its patrol around the Balkan region. The E-3s this one based at Geilenkirchen, Germany fly around the clock, as part of Operation JOINT FORGE, in support of ongoing NATO led Stabilization Force (SFOR) in the Balkans. This E-3 was refueled by a KC-135R Stratotanker from McConnell Air Force Base, Kansas, temporarily based with the 16th Expeditionary Operations Group, a small US detachment located at Istres French air base, is charged with aerial refueling operations for US and NATO aircraft patrolling the Balkan region

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Subject Operation/Series: JOINT FORGE Country: Adriatic Sea Scene Major Command Shown: USAFE Scene Camera Operator: MSGT Kenneth Fidler, USAF Release More