U.S. Air Force F-15 Strike Eagles and Israeli Defense Forces F-16 Barak aircraft fly together after a successful refueling with a U.S. Air Force KC-10 Extender assigned to the 908th Expeditionary Air Refueling Squadron, within the Ninth Air Force (Air Forces Central) area of responsibility, May 18, 2022. The United States has an ironclad and enduring partnership with the State of Israel built on shared values, and a bilateral defense relationship that is integral to U.S. strategic interests in the Middle East.