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A U.S. Air Force C-130J Super Hercules aircraft equipped with external fuel tanks assigned to the 40th Airlift Squadron taxis to the runway before a Maximum Endurance Operation in preparation of Exercise Balikatan 2026 at Dyess Air Force Base, Texas, April 15, 2026. Balikatan is a longstanding annual exercise between the Armed Forces of the Philippines and U.S. military designed to strengthen our ironclad alliance, improve our capable combined force, and demonstrate our commitment to regional security and stability. (U.S. Air Force photo by Senior Airman Jade M. Caldwell)

260415-F-BO786-1008.JPG Photo By: Senior Airman Jade M. Caldwell

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DYESS AIR FORCE BASE, Texas - A U.S. Air Force C-130J Super Hercules aircraft equipped with external fuel tanks assigned to the 40th Airlift Squadron taxis to the runway before a Maximum Endurance Operation in preparation of Exercise Balikatan 2026 at Dyess Air Force Base, Texas, April 15, 2026. Balikatan is a longstanding annual exercise between the Armed Forces of the Philippines and U.S. military designed to strengthen our ironclad alliance, improve our capable combined force, and demonstrate our commitment to regional security and stability. (U.S. Air Force photo by Senior Airman Jade M. Caldwell)

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