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Strengthening Alliances

A Republic of Korea Air Force F-16D Falcon performs refuel training with a KC-135 Stratotanker from the 909th Air Refueling Squadron, Kadena Air Base, Japan, during a training exercise Oct. 8, 2019. The 909th ARS helps ensure a free-and-open Indo-Pacific by providing air refueling to U.S., allies and partners within the area of responsibility. The 909th trained with Republic of Korea Air Force F-16D Falcons as part an ongoing military alliance. The U.S.-ROK partnership is increasingly global in nature and our countries are partners on a broad range of security, development and economic initiatives around the world. (U.S. Air Force photo by Senior Airman Matthew Seefeldt)

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Strengthening Alliances

U.S. Air Force Staff Sgt. James Walker, 909th Air Refueling Squadron boom operator, performs refuel training with a Republic of Korea Air Force F-16D Falcon during a training exercise Oct. 8, 2019. The 909th ARS helps ensure a free-and-open Indo-Pacific by providing air refueling to U.S., allies and partners within the area of responsibility. The 909th trained with Republic of Korea Air Force F-16D Falcons as part an ongoing military alliance. The U.S.-ROK partnership is increasingly global in nature and our countries are partners on a broad range of security, development and economic initiatives around the world. (U.S. Air Force photo by Senior Airman Matthew Seefeldt)

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Strengthening Alliances

U.S. Air Force Staff Sgt. James Walker, 909th Air Refueling Squadron boom operator, works the controls in his boom pod during a training exercise Oct. 8, 2019. The 909th ARS helps ensure a free-and-open Indo-Pacific by providing air refueling to U.S., allies and partners within the area of responsibility. The 909th trained with Republic of Korea Air Force F-16D Falcons as part an ongoing military alliance. The U.S.-ROK partnership is increasingly global in nature and our countries are partners on a broad range of security, development and economic initiatives around the world. (U.S. Air Force photo by Senior Airman Matthew Seefeldt)

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Strengthening Alliances

A Republic of Korea Air Force F-16D Fighting Falcon refuels with a KC-135 Stratotanker from the 909th Air Refueling Squadron during a training exercise Oct. 8, 2019. The Department of Defense continues to strengthen the alliances and partnerships in the Indo-Pacific to a networked security architecture capable of deterring aggression, maintaining stability, and ensuring free access to common domains. With key countries in the region, such as the Republic of Korea, the bilateral and multilateral security relationships will come together to preserve a free and open Indo-Pacific. (U.S. Air Force photo by Senior Airman Cynthia Belío)

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Strengthening Alliances

A Republic of Korea Air Force F-16D Fighting Falcon refuels with a KC-135 Stratotanker from the 909th Air Refueling Squadron during a training exercise Oct. 8, 2019. The 909th ARS from Kadena Air Base trained with the ROKAF Falcons to deepen interoperability, enhancing joint lethality to maintain peace in a contested environment. The U.S. Indo-Pacific Command is committed to enhancing stability in the Asia-Pacific region by promoting security cooperation, encouraging peaceful development, responding to contingencies, deterring aggression, and, when necessary, fighting to win. This approach is based on partnership, presence, and military readiness. (U.S. Air Force photo by Senior Airman Cynthia Belío)

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Strengthening Alliances

A Republic of Korea Air Force F-16D Fighting Falcon prepares to refuel with a KC-135 Stratotanker from the 909th Air Refueling Squadron during a training exercise Oct. 8, 2019. The 909th ARS from Kadena Air Base trained with the ROKAF Falcons to deepen interoperability, enhancing joint lethality to maintain peace in a contested environment. The United States and Republic of Korea continue to build a comprehensive strategic alliance of bilateral, regional, and global scope based on common values and mutual trust. This alliance will strengthen the combined defense posture on the Korean Peninsula and enhance cooperation for regional and global security in the 21st century. (U.S. Air Force photo by Senior Airman Cynthia Belío)

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Strengthening Alliances

A Republic of Korea Air Force F-16D Fighting Falcon disengages from a KC-135 Stratotanker from the 909th Air Refueling Squadron during a training exercise Oct. 8, 2019. The U.S.-ROK alliance is increasingly global in nature, and both countries are partners on a broad range of security, development, and economic initiatives around the world. This expanding cooperation benefits not only Northeast Asia, but also promotes peace and security for the international community. (U.S. Air Force photo by Senior Airman Cynthia Belío)

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Strengthening Alliances

Two Republic of Korea Air Force F-16D Fighting Falcons fly during a training exercise Oct. 8, 2019. The 909th Air Refueling Squadron from Kadena Air Base trains with ROKAF periodically to enhance readiness and joint force lethality. Both the United States and Republic of Korea continue to develop interoperability through the use of annual joint and combined exercises such as Ulchi Freedom Guardian, Key Resolve, and Foal Eagle. (U.S. Air Force photo by Senior Airman Cynthia Belío)

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Leading the Pack

An F-16C Fighting Falcon from the 8th Fighter Wing, Kunsan Air Base, Republic of Korea, flies during a training exercise Oct. 4, 2019. In an air combat role, the F-16C's maneuverability and combat radius exceed that of all potential threat fighter aircraft. It can locate targets in all weather conditions and detect low flying aircraft in radar ground clutter. (U.S. Air Force photo by Senior Airman Cynthia Belío)

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Leading the Pack

An F-16C Fighting Falcon from the 8th Fighter Wing, Kunsan Air Base, Republic of Korea, flies during a routine training exercise Oct. 4, 2019. In an air combat role, the F-16C's maneuverability and combat radius exceed that of all potential threat fighter aircraft. It can locate targets in all weather conditions and detect low flying aircraft in radar ground clutter. (U.S. Air Force photo by Senior Airman Cynthia Belío)

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Leading the Pack

U.S. Air Force Capt. Dave Matherly, pilot assigned to the 909th Air Refueling Squadron, conducts a pre-flight inspection of a KC-135 Stratotanker, Oct. 4, 2019, at Kadena Air Base, Japan. Airmen of the 909th ARS make it possible for aircraft to fully function and maintain stability in the Indo-Asia Pacific region. (U.S. Air Force photo by Senior Airman Cynthia Belío)

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Leading the Pack

U.S. Air Force Capt. Danielle Rivera and U.S. Air Force Capt. Dave Matherly, pilots assigned to the 909th Air Refueling Squadron, review pre-flight requirements Oct. 4, 2019, at Kadena Air Base, Japan. The 909th ARS enables the execution of tactical, conventional, and peacetime operations in the Indo-Asia Pacific region. (U.S. Air Force photo by Senior Airman Cynthia Belío)

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Leading the Pack

U.S. Air Force Capt. Dave Matherly, pilot assigned to the 909th Air Refueling Squadron, conducts a pre-flight inspection of a KC-135 Stratotanker, Oct. 3, 2019, at Kadena Air Base, Japan. The 909th ARS enables the execution of tactical, conventional, and peacetime operations in the Indo-Asia Pacific region. (U.S. Air Force photo by Senior Airman Cynthia Belío)

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Leading the Pack

A KC-135 Stratotanker sits on the flight line Oct. 3, 2019, at Kadena Air Base, Japan. Boom operators on a KC-135 have the ability to pump thousands of pounds of fuel to any capable aircraft, thousands of feet above the ground, flying at 230 miles per hour, while only 47 feet from the receiving aircraft. (U.S. Air Force photo by Senior Airman Cynthia Belío)

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Leading the Pack

Two F-16C Fighting Falcons from the 8th Fighter Wing, Kunsan Air Base, Republic of Korea, fly during a training exercise Oct. 4, 2019. The Fighting Falcon’s cockpit and its bubble canopy give the pilot unobstructed forward and upward vision and greatly improved vision over the side and to the rear. (U.S. Air Force photo by Senior Airman Matthew Seefeldt)

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Leading the Pack

An F-16C Fighting Falcon from the 8th Fighter Wing, Kunsan Air Base, Republic of Korea, flies during a training exercise Oct. 4, 2019, out of Kadena Air Base, Japan. In an air-to-surface role, the F-16C Fighting Falcon can fly more than 500 miles, deliver its weapons with superior accuracy, defend itself against enemy aircraft, and return to its starting point. (U.S. Air Force photo by Senior Airman Matthew Seefeldt)

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Leading the Pack

An F-16C Fighting Falcon from the 8th Fighter Wing, Kunsan Air Base, Republic of Korea, flies during a training exercise Oct. 4, 2019, out of Kadena Air Base, Japan. In an air combat role, the F-16C's maneuverability and combat radius exceed that of all potential threat fighter aircraft. It can locate targets in all weather conditions and detect low flying aircraft in radar ground clutter. (U.S. Air Force photo by Senior Airman Matthew Seefeldt)

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Fueling the Fight

An F-15C Eagle from the 44th Fighter Squadron prepares to refuel with a KC-135 Stratotanker from the 909th Air Refueling Squadron Oct. 03, 2019, during a training exercise out of Kadena Air Base, Japan. Boom operators on a KC-135 have the ability to pump thousands of pounds of fuel to any capable aircraft, thousands of feet above the ground, flying at 230 miles per hour, while only 47 feet from the receiving aircraft. (U.S. Air Force photo by Senior Airman Cynthia Belío)

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Fueling the Fight

Two F-15C Eagles from the 44th Fighter Squadron fly during a training exercise Oct. 3, 2019, out of Kadena Air Base, Japan. The F-15C Eagle is an all-weather, extremely maneuverable, tactical fighter designed to permit the Air Force to gain and maintain air supremacy over the battlefield. (U.S. Air Force photo by Senior Airman Cynthia Belío)

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Fueling the Fight

An F-15C Eagle from the 44th Fighter Squadron flies during a training exercise Oct. 3, 2019, out of Kadena Air Base, Japan. One of the Eagle’s most important assets is the pulse-Doppler radar system, which enables pilots to look up at high-flying targets and down at low-flying targets without being confused by ground clutter as well as track targets that are beyond visual range. (U.S. Air Force photo by Senior Airman Cynthia Belío)

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