A U.S. Air Force F-16 Fighting Falcon conducts aerial refueling with a KC-135 Stratotanker assigned to the 340th Expeditionary Air Refueling Squadron out of Kandahar Airfield, Afghanistan, Aug. 19, 2019.
The F-16 fills a critical role of enabling local security, and close air support to coalition forces on the ground. (U.S. Air Force photo by Staff Sgt. Keifer Bowes). Original public domain image from Flickr