A Air Force F-16 Fighting Falcon assigned to the 18th Aggressor Squadron, Eielson Air Force Base, Alaska, refuels from a KC-135 Stratotanker from the 909th Air Refueling Squadron during RED FLAG-Alaska 21-3 over the Joint Pacific Alaska Range Complex, Aug. 18, 2021. As part of a continuing exercise series, RED FLAG-Alaska, and its predecessor Cope Thunder, have been regularly-scheduled exercises for more than 40 years and are unrelated to any real-world events.

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Keywords: 21-3, flag-alaska, freeandopenindopacific, readyaf, red, redflag