Two F-35B Joint Strike Fighters conduct the first aerial refueling of its kind with a KC-130J Hercules in the sky above Eglin Air Force Base, Fla., Oct. 2. Previous aerial refueling operations with the F-35 had been conducted with test aircraft. “It’s great to start to expand our operational capability in the context of working with the Marine Air-Ground Task Force,” said Lt. Col. David Berke, who commands the F-35B squadron, Marine Fighter Attack Training Squadron 501, at Eglin. The KC-130J was from Marine Aerial Refueler Transport Squadron 252, based out of Marine Corps Air Station Cherry Point, N.C.
Date Taken: | 10.02.2012 |
Date Posted: | 10.03.2012 17:21 |
Photo ID: | 675658 |
VIRIN: | 121002-M-UC900-157 |
Resolution: | 4616x3078 |
Size: | 1.42 MB |
Location: | EGLIN AIR FORCE BASE, FLORIDA, US |
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