A Air Force F-16 Fighting Falcon fires flares while breaking away after receiving fuel from a KC-135 Stratotanker assigned to the 340th Expeditionary Air Refueling Squadron out of Kandahar Airfield, Afghanistan, Aug. 24, 2019. The F-16 fills a critical role of enabling local security, and close air support to coalition forces on the ground. ( Air Force photo by Staff Sgt. Keifer Bowes)

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Keywords: -16, -10, falcon, fighting, freedoms, ii, kc-135, operation, resolute, sentinel, stratotanker, support, thunderbolt