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A U.S. Marine Corps F-35B Lightning II, assigned to Marine Medium Tiltrotor Squadron 164 (Reinforced), 15th Marine Expeditionary Unit, approaches a U.S. Air Force KC-135 Stratotanker, assigned to the 22nd Expeditionary Air Refueling Squadron, in-air refueling mission supporting Operation Octave Quartz with armed over-watch in Africa, Jan. 1, 2021. The KC-135 delivers a global reach aerial refueling capability to Joint Task Force-Quartz demonstrating the U.S. military’s flexible, precise and lethal force that is capable of rapidly responding anywhere on the globe. The mission of OOQ is to relocate U.S. DoD forces in Somalia to other East Africa operating locations while supporting partner forces and maintaining pressure on violent extremist groups. (U.S. Air Force photo by Master Sgt. Joey Swafford)
| Date Taken: | 01.01.2021 |
| Date Posted: | 01.06.2021 08:31 |
| Photo ID: | 6474496 |
| VIRIN: | 210101-F-QN515-0570 |
| Resolution: | 3455x2303 |
| Size: | 3.91 MB |
| Location: | (UNDISCLOSED LOCATION) |
| Web Views: | 98 |
| Downloads: | 31 |
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Joint Task Force Quartz repositions U.S. forces in East Africa
CENTCOM
15th MEU
AFRICOM
Aerial Refueling
KC-135
F-35B
Lightning II
Aerial Photograph
JTF-Q
Joint Task Force-Quartz
OOQ
Operation Octave Quartz
