A Air Force F-16 Fighting Falcon assigned to the 31st Fighter Wing, Aviano Air Base, Italy, breaks away after receiving fuel over the Mediterranean Sea from a KC-135 Stratotanker assigned to the 100th Air Refueling Wing, RAF Mildenhall, England, during Exercise Tonnerre Lighting Nov. 9, 2016. Training exercises such as Tonnerre Lightning enable the , , and France to enhance their mutual abilities to work together toward regional security.

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