An F-35 Lightning II assigned to the 56th Fighter Wing departs after receiving fuel from a KC-135 Stratotanker assigned to the 151st Air Refueling Wing in Salt Lake City, Utah during an aerial refueling process above Utah, August 18, 2020. Aerial refueling has also been considered to reduce fuel consumption on long-distance flights greater than 3,000 nautical miles. ( Air Force photo by Senior Airman James Kennedy)

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Keywords: aerial, kc-135, kc135, refueling