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Photos of the Day: F-22 Raptors Get Thirsty Down Under

March 22, 2017 f-22-refueling-Australia-2
FighterSweep Staff 1 Comment Air Force, Military Aviation, News, Photos

These photos are cool! Take a look as US Air Force F-22 Raptors participate in the first Enhanced Air Cooperation, an operation with Australia. Twelve F-22’s and about 200 Airmen to support them made the trip down under.

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Four U.S. Air Force F-22 Raptors assigned to the 90th Fighter Squadron fly in formation in the skies above Royal Australian Air Force Base Tindal, Australia, March 2, 2017. Photo by Staff Sgt. Alexander Martinez, US Air Force

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Watch a Raptor Flight Demo at the Avalon Airshow 2017 in Australia

So what do you think? Were the Aussies impressed with the Raptors or what?

Featured image of a U.S. Air Force F-22 Raptor assigned to the 90th Fighter Squadron approaching a U.S. Air Force KC-135 Stratotanker to re-fuel in the skies above Royal Australian Air Force Base Tindal, Australia, March 2, 2017 by Staff Sgt. Alexander Martinez, US Air Force

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