An F-15E Strike Eagle aircraft, assigned to the 494th Expeditionary Fighter Squadron, detaches from a KC-10 Extender aircraft after receiving fuel during a mission, June 6, 2021. Air refueling is critical to agile combat employment because it extends the aircraft’s range and duration of flight.

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