A KC-135 Stratotanker from the 319th Air Refueling Wing, Grand Forks Air Force Base, North Dakota, refuels an F-16 Fighting Falcon from the 542nd Fighter Squadron, Cannon Air Force Base, New Mexico. A second F-16 ( in background) waits as the KC-135 tops off the fuel tanks of the F-16 before beginning a bombing mission. The F-16's bombing missions are part of the world's largest joint service, multi-national tactical air operations exercise being held in the southwestern United States. Subject Operation/Series: ROVING SANDS '97 State: New Mexico (NM) Country: United States Of America (USA)

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Keywords: df-sd-99-00887