Wisconsin’s Air National Guard, Army National Guard combine in practice show at airport at Fort McCoy [Image 80 of 92]

FORT MCCOY, WISCONSIN, UNITED STATES

07.27.2023

Photo by Scott Sturkol                                                                                             

Fort McCoy Public Affairs Office           

A KC-135R Stratotanker with the Wisconsin Air National Guard's 128th Air Refueling Wing at Milwaukee and an F-35 Lightning II with the Wisconsin Air National Guard's 115th Fighter Wing at Madison fly together July 27, 2023, over Sparta-Fort McCoy Airport at Fort McCoy, Wis. The joint flyover the airport was a practice training run the tanker aircrew and fighter pilot were conducting to do at a nearby airshow in Wisconsin. According to its Air Force fact sheet, the KC-135 provides the core aerial refueling capability for the U.S. Air Force and has excelled in this role for more than 60 years, and this unique asset enhances the Air Force's capability to accomplish its primary mission of global reach. The F-35, according to its fact sheet, is the U.S. Air Force’s latest fifth-generation fighter, and it will replace the U.S. Air Force’s aging fleet of F-16 Fighting Falcons and A-10 Thunderbolt IIs. (U.S. Army Photo by Scott T. Sturkol, Public Affairs Office, Fort McCoy, Wis.)

• Date Taken: 07.27.2023
• Date Posted: 08.04.2023 00:41
• Photo ID: 7952041
• VIRIN: 230727-A-OK556-2488
• Resolution: 4084x2412
• Size: 646.3 KB
• Location: FORT MCCOY, WISCONSIN, US