909th ARS fuels F-16 Fighting Falcons during CSART

U.S. Air Force Maj. Whitney Gremillion, left, and 1st Lt. Jonathon Hicks, right, 909th Air Refueling Squadron pilots, run through a KC-135 Stratotanker preflight checklist at Kadena Air Base, Japan, Oct. 19, 2021. The 909th ARS provided aerial refueling in support of a combat search and rescue training event hosted by the 8th Fighter Wing. (U.S. Air Force photo by Airman 1st Class Yosselin Perla)

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909th ARS fuels F-16 Fighting Falcons during CSART

U.S. Air Force 1st Lt. Jonathan Hicks, 909th Air Refueling Squadron pilot, consults a KC-135 Stratotanker preflight checklist at Kadena Air Base, Japan, Oct. 19, 2021. The KC-135 carried 108,000 gallons of fuel in support of a combat search and rescue training event. (U.S. Air Force photo by Airman 1st Class Yosselin Perla)

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909th ARS fuels F-16 Fighting Falcons during CSART

A pair of sunglasses shows the reflection of U.S. Air Force 1st Lt. Jonathan Hicks, 909th Air Refueling Squadron pilot, flying a KC-135 Stratotanker over the Pacific Ocean, Oct. 19, 2021. The 909th ARS deploys worldwide, executing contingency and strategic war plan operations. (U.S. Air Force photo by Airman 1st Class Yosselin Perla)

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909th ARS fuels F-16 Fighting Falcons during CSART

U.S. Air Force Staff Sgt. Andrew Liddane, 909th Air Refueling Squadron boom operator, consults a manual prior to refueling aircraft over the Sea of Japan, Oct. 19, 2021. Boom operators are highly trained experts in providing aerial refueling to ensure missions continue without the need to return to an airfield for fuel. (U.S. Air Force photo by Airman 1st Class Yosselin Perla)

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909th ARS fuels F-16 Fighting Falcons during CSART

A U.S. Air Force F-16 Fighting Falcon from the 8th Fighter Wing receives fuel from a KC-135 Stratotanker assigned to the 909th Air Refueling Squadron over the Sea of Japan, Oct. 19, 2021. During the refueling mission, four F-16 Fighting Falcons assigned to the 8th FW received aerial refueling. (U.S. Air Force Photo by Airman 1st Class Yosselin Perla)

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909th ARS fuels F-16 Fighting Falcons during CSART

A U.S. Air Force F-16 Fighting Falcon from the 8th Fighter Wing approaches a KC-135 Stratotanker assigned to the 909th Air Refueling Squadron for aerial refueling over the Sea of Japan, Oct. 19, 2021. The focus of this combat search and rescue training event aimed to maximize integration while taking advantage of the unique opportunity to practice personnel recovery operations with a full spectrum of experience levels and assets. (U.S. Air Force photo by Airman 1st Class Yosselin Perla)

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909th ARS fuels F-16 Fighting Falcons during CSART

A U.S. Air Force F-16 Fighting Falcon from the 8th Fighter Wing departs after receiving fuel from a KC-135 Stratotanker assigned to the 909th Air Refueling Squadron over the Sea of Japan, Oct. 19, 2021. The combat search and rescue training event this KC-135 mission supported is a semiannual joint coalition training for the Korean Theater of Operations and the Pacific Air Forces as a whole. (U.S. Air Force photo by Airman 1st Class Yosselin Perla)

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909th ARS fuels F-16 Fighting Falcons during CSART

Published Oct. 22, 2021
By Airman 1st Class Yosselin Perla
18th Wing Public Affairs

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