A U.S. Air Force C-130J Super Hercules assigned to

A U.S. Air Force C-130J Super Hercules assigned to the 36th Airlift Squadron, Yokota Air Base, Japan, refuels a U.S. Air Force F-35A Lightning II, assigned to the 356th Fighter Squadron, Eielson Air Force Base, Alaska utilizing the aerial bulk fuel delivery system (ABFDS) during an agile combat employment exercise during Exercise Cope North 21, Koror, Palau, Feb. 8, 2021. Cope North 21 is an annual trilateral field training exercise conducted at Andersen AFB, Guam and Palau. Its goal is to improve combat readiness, develop integrated humanitarian assistance and disaster relief operations, and increase interoperability of U.S. Forces, Royal Australian Air Force and Japan Air Self-Defense Force, or Koku-Jieitai.
(U.S. Air Force photo by Master Sgt. Larry E. Reid Jr.)