Two Navy F/A-18 Super Hornets position themselves behind a KC-10 Extender from Travis Air Force Base, California, to refuel over the Pacific Ocean July 14, 2017. KC-10s from Travis AFB supported Exercise Talisman Saber 2017 by conducting various air refueling missions over the Pacific and Australia. TS17 is a biennial exercise in Australia that focuses on bilateral military training between Pacific Command forces and the Australian Defence Force to improve combat readiness, increase interoperability, maximize combined training opportunities and conduct maritime preposi


Two Navy F/A-18 Super Hornets position themselves behind a KC-10 Extender from Travis Air Force Base, California, to refuel over the Pacific Ocean July 14, 2017. KC-10s from Travis AFB supported Exercise Talisman Saber 2017 by conducting various air refueling missions over the Pacific and Australia. TS17 is a biennial exercise in Australia that focuses on bilateral military training between Pacific Command forces and the Australian Defence Force to improve combat readiness, increase interoperability, maximize combined training opportunities and conduct maritime prepositioning and logistics operations in the Pacific.


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