Pacific Air Forces

A photo of a fighter aircraft refueling while flying — 909th Air Refueling Squadron fuels the RF-A 22-1 fleet

A U.S. Air Force F-15 Eagle assigned to 67th Fighter Squadron, Kadena Air Base, Japan, refuels from a U.S. Air Force KC-135 Stratotanker assigned to the 909th Air Refueling Squadron, Kadena Air Base, Japan, during RED FLAG-Alaska 22-1 over the Joint Pacific Alaska Range Complex, May 5, 2022. The JPARC provides more than 77,000 square miles of airspace, making it the world’s largest instrumented air, ground and electronic combat training range. RF-A is a Pacific Air Forces-directed field training exercise allowing forces to practice interoperability by providing unique opportunities to integrate into joint and multilateral training. (U.S. Air Force photo by Senior Airman Emily Farnsworth)

Photo of airmen working on a KC-135 Stratotanker — Kadena Stratotanker participates in RED FLAG-Alaska

U.S. Air Force Airman 1st Class Ian Johnson, Aerospace Propulsion Journeyman (left), and Staff Sergeant Kenneth De Jesus, KC-135 Stratotanker Craftsman, both assigned to the 909th Air Refueling Squadron, Kadena Air Base, Japan, conduct maintenance on a KC-135 Stratotanker during RED FLAG-Alaska 22-1 at Joint Base Elmendorf-Richardson, Alaska, May 4, 2022. Approximately 2,200 service members from the U.S., Great Britain, and Canada participated in flying, maintaining and supporting more than 90 aircraft from over 25 units during this iteration of the exercise. (U.S. Air Force photo by Airman 1st Class Julia Lebens)

909th Air Refueling Squadron fuels the RF-A 22-1 fleet

A U.S. Air Force F-15 Eagle assigned to 67th Fighter Squadron, Kadena Air Base, Japan, refuels from a U.S. Air Force KC-135 Stratotanker assigned to the 909th Air Refueling Squadron, Kadena Air Base, Japan, during RED FLAG-Alaska 22-1 over the Joint Pacific Alaska Range Complex, May 5, 2022. The JPARC provides more than 77,000 square miles of airspace, making it the world’s largest instrumented air, ground and electronic combat training range. RF-A is a Pacific Air Forces-directed field training exercise allowing forces to practice interoperability by providing unique opportunities to integrate into joint and multilateral training. (U.S. Air Force photo by Senior Airman Emily Farnsworth)

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Kadena Stratotanker participates in RED FLAG-Alaska

U.S. Air Force Airman 1st Class Ian Johnson, Aerospace Propulsion Journeyman (left), and Staff Sergeant Kenneth De Jesus, KC-135 Stratotanker Craftsman, both assigned to the 909th Air Refueling Squadron, Kadena Air Base, Japan, conduct maintenance on a KC-135 Stratotanker during RED FLAG-Alaska 22-1 at Joint Base Elmendorf-Richardson, Alaska, May 4, 2022. Approximately 2,200 service members from the U.S., Great Britain, and Canada participated in flying, maintaining and supporting more than 90 aircraft from over 25 units during this iteration of the exercise. (U.S. Air Force photo by Airman 1st Class Julia Lebens)

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909th Air Refueling Squadron fuels the RF-A 22-1 fleet

Published May 6, 2022
By Senior Airman Emily Farnsworth
Joint Base Elmendorf-Richardson, Alaska

A photo of a fighter aircraft refueling while flying — 909th Air Refueling Squadron fuels the RF-A 22-1 fleet

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A photo of a fighter aircraft refueling while flying — 909th Air Refueling Squadron fuels the RF-A 22-1 fleet

SLIDESHOW | images | 909th Air Refueling Squadron fuels the RF-A 22-1 fleet

A photo of a fighter aircraft refueling while flying — 909th Air Refueling Squadron fuels the RF-A 22-1 fleet

SLIDESHOW | images | 909th Air Refueling Squadron fuels the RF-A 22-1 fleet

A photo of a fighter aircraft refueling while flying — 909th Air Refueling Squadron fuels the RF-A 22-1 fleet

SLIDESHOW | images | 909th Air Refueling Squadron fuels the RF-A 22-1 fleet

A photo of a fighter aircraft refueling while flying — 909th Air Refueling Squadron fuels the RF-A 22-1 fleet

SLIDESHOW | images | 909th Air Refueling Squadron fuels the RF-A 22-1 fleet

A photo of a fighter aircraft refueling while flying — 909th Air Refueling Squadron fuels the RF-A 22-1 fleet

SLIDESHOW | images | 909th Air Refueling Squadron fuels the RF-A 22-1 fleet

Photo of a KC-135 Stratotanker — Kadena Stratotanker participates in RED FLAG-Alaska

SLIDESHOW | images | Kadena Stratotanker participates in RED FLAG-Alaska

Photo of a KC-135 Stratotanker — Kadena Stratotanker participates in RED FLAG-Alaska

SLIDESHOW | images | Kadena Stratotanker participates in RED FLAG-Alaska

Photo of a maintainer — Kadena Stratotanker participates in RED FLAG-Alaska

SLIDESHOW | images | Kadena Stratotanker participates in RED FLAG-Alaska

Photo of a pilot in a KC-135 Stratotanker — Kadena Stratotanker participates in RED FLAG-Alaska

SLIDESHOW | images | Kadena Stratotanker participates in RED FLAG-Alaska

Photo of an airman in a KC-135 Stratotanker — Kadena Stratotanker participates in RED FLAG-Alaska

SLIDESHOW | images | Kadena Stratotanker participates in RED FLAG-Alaska

Photo of a pilot conducting a pre-flight inspection — Kadena Stratotanker participates in RED FLAG-Alaska

SLIDESHOW | images | Kadena Stratotanker participates in RED FLAG-Alaska

JOINT BASE ELMENDORF-RICHARDSON, Alaska -- A U.S. Air Force KC-135 Stratotanker assigned to the 909th Air Refueling Squadron, Kadena Air Base, Japan, supports RED FLAG-Alaska 22-1 by conducting refueling over the Joint Pacific Alaska Range Complex, May 5, 2022. The JPARC provides more than 77,000 square miles of airspace, making it the world’s largest instrumented air, ground and electronic combat training range. RF-A is a Pacific Air Forces-directed field training exercise allowing forces to practice interoperability by providing unique opportunities to integrate into joint and multilateral training.

A photo of a fighter aircraft refueling while flying — 909th Air Refueling Squadron fuels the RF-A 22-1 fleet

U.S. Air Force Airman 1st Class Ethan Parker, a 909th Air Refueling Squadron boom operator assigned to Kadena Air Base, Japan, conducts aerial refueling from a U.S. Air Force KC-135 Stratotanker during RED FLAG-Alaska 22-1 over the Joint Pacific Alaska Range Complex, May 5, 2022. RF-A is a Pacific Air Forces-directed field training exercise allowing forces to practice interoperability by providing unique opportunities to integrate into joint and multilateral training. (U.S. Air Force photo by Senior Airman Emily Farnsworth)

A photo of a fighter aircraft refueling while flying — 909th Air Refueling Squadron fuels the RF-A 22-1 fleet

A U.S. Air Force F-16 Fighting Falcon assigned to the 36th Fighter Squadron, Osan Air Base, Republic of Korea, refuels from a U.S. Air Force KC-135 Stratotanker assigned to the 909th Air Refueling Squadron, Kadena Air Base, Japan, during RED FLAG-Alaska 22-1 over the Joint Pacific Alaska Range Complex, May 5, 2022. The JPARC provides more than 77,000 square miles of airspace, making it the world’s largest instrumented air, ground and electronic combat training range. RF-A is a Pacific Air Forces-directed field training exercise allowing forces to practice interoperability by providing unique opportunities to integrate into joint and multilateral training. (U.S. Air Force photo by Senior Airman Emily Farnsworth)