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Aviano F-16s gas up over the Adriatic Sea

05/02/01 - ISTRES, France (AFPN) -- F-16 Fighting Falcons from Aviano Air Base, Italy, drop away from the fuel boom after gassing up from a KC-135 Stratotanker over the Adriatic Sea.

Photograph of two F-16's refueling in mid-air

The jets were refueled by the New Jersey Air National Guard's 108th Air Refueling Wing at McGuire Air Force Base, N.J. The New Jersey unit is currently on a monthlong deployment to fly aerial refueling operations in support of the ongoing NATO operations in the Balkans, Operations Joint Forge and Joint Guardian. The 108th ARW is part of the 16th Expeditionary Operations Group, a small U.S. Air Force detachment located here. (Photo by Tech. Sgt. Dave Ahlschwede)