A Iraqi Air Force F-16C Fighting Falcon plugs into the fuel boom from a KC-135 Stratotanker assigned to the 28th Expeditionary Air Refueling Squadron from Al for in-flight refuel training over Iraq on Aug. 15, 2018. This was the first aerial refuel training involving Iraqi F-16s and aerial refueling aircraft conducted over Iraqi airspace. The Coalition Aviation Advisory and Training Team in partnership with the Office of Security Cooperation-Iraq, provides training, advising and assistance in addition to building partner capacity for Iraqi Army Aviation Command, Iraqi Air Defense Command
A Iraqi Air Force F-16C Fighting Falcon plugs into the fuel boom from a KC-135 Stratotanker assigned to the 28th Expeditionary Air Refueling Squadron from Al for in-flight refuel training over Iraq on Aug. 15, 2018. This was the first aerial refuel training involving Iraqi F-16s and aerial refueling aircraft conducted over Iraqi airspace. The Coalition Aviation Advisory and Training Team in partnership with the Office of Security Cooperation-Iraq, provides training, advising and assistance in addition to building partner capacity for Iraqi Army Aviation Command, Iraqi Air Defense Command and the Iraqi Air Force. ( Air Force photo by Senior Airman Xavier Navarro)
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