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A U.S. Air Force F-16 Fighting Falcon, assigned to the 35th Fighter Wing (FW), receives fuel from a KC-135 Stratotanker, assigned to the 909th Air Refueling Squadron, Aug. 21, 2018, during RED FLAG-Alaska 18-3 at Eielson Air Force Base, Alaska. The 35th FWs mission is to provide worldwide deployable forces, protect U.S. interests in the Pacific and defend Japan with sustained forward presence and focused mission support.