A Air Force B-1B Lancer assigned to the 9th Expeditionary Bomb Squadron receives fuel from the boom pod of a KC-135 Stratotanker assigned to the 909th Aerial Refueling Squadron during Cope North 2017, Feb. 22, 2017. The exercise includes 22 total flying units and more than 2,700 personnel from three countries and continues the growth of strong, interoperable relationships within the Indo-Asia Pacific Region through integration of airborne and land-based command and control assets.

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