A Marine Corps F/A-18D Hornet aircraft from Marine All Weather Attack Squadron 224, Marine Aircraft Group 31, receives fuel from a Air Force KC-135R Stratotanker aircraft assigned to the 340th Expeditionary Air Refueling Squadron during operations in the Central Command theater supporting the Combined Joint Task Force - Operation Inherent Resolve, May 24, 2021. CJTF-OIR enables its partners to ensure the enduring defeat of ISIS in designated areas of Iraq and Syria and sets conditions for follow-on operations to increase regional stability.

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Keywords: /-18, 1ctcs, 340th, ears, hornet, inherent, kc-135, operation, resolve, stratotanker