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220715-F-PI321-0164

A Ninth Air Force (AFCENT) member initiates hot-pit refueling operations on a F-15E Strike Eagle aircraft assigned to the 48th Fighter Wing out of Royal Air Force Base Lakenheath, United Kingdom July 15, 2022. Two U.S. Air Force F-15Es conducted the flight from Souda Bay, Greece to the U.S. Central Command area of responsibility in an effort to exercise cross-combatant command Agile Combat Employment operations. AFCENT members led the hot-pit refueling, an ACE technique which cuts refueling time by hours, allowing AFCENT and incoming partner aircrews to generate multiple consecutive sorties from the same aircraft as well as increase airpower staging options in theater. (U.S. Air Force photo by Staff Sgt. Charles T. Fultz)
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220715-F-PI321-0164

Ninth Air Force (AFCENT) members initiate hot-pit refueling operations on a F-15E Strike Eagle aircraft assigned to the 48th Fighter Wing out of Royal Air Force Base Lakenheath, United Kingdom July 15, 2022. Two U.S. Air Force F-15Es conducted the flight from Souda Bay, Greece to the U.S. Central Command area of responsibility in an effort to exercise cross-combatant command Agile Combat Employment operations. AFCENT members led the hot-pit refueling, an ACE technique which cuts refueling time by hours, allowing AFCENT and incoming partner aircrews to generate multiple consecutive sorties from the same aircraft as well as increase airpower staging options in theater. (U.S. Air Force photo by Staff Sgt. Charles T. Fultz)
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220715-F-PI321-0164

Ninth Air Force (AFCENT) members initiate hot-pit refueling operations on a F-15E Strike Eagle aircraft assigned to the 48th Fighter Wing out of Royal Air Force Base Lakenheath, United Kingdom July 15, 2022. Two U.S. Air Force F-15Es conducted the flight from Souda Bay, Greece to the U.S. Central Command area of responsibility in an effort to exercise cross-combatant command Agile Combat Employment operations. AFCENT members led the hot-pit refueling, an ACE technique which cuts refueling time by hours, allowing AFCENT and incoming partner aircrews to generate multiple consecutive sorties from the same aircraft as well as increase airpower staging options in theater. (U.S. Air Force photo by Staff Sgt. Ashley Sokolov)
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220715-F-PI321-0164

A Ninth Air Force (AFCENT) member initiates hot-pit refueling operations on a F-15E Strike Eagle aircraft assigned to the 48th Fighter Wing out of Royal Air Force Base Lakenheath, United Kingdom July 15, 2022. Two U.S. Air Force F-15Es conducted the flight from Souda Bay, Greece to the U.S. Central Command area of responsibility in an effort to exercise cross-combatant command Agile Combat Employment operations. AFCENT members led the hot-pit refueling, an ACE technique which cuts refueling time by hours, allowing AFCENT and incoming partner aircrews to generate multiple consecutive sorties from the same aircraft as well as increase airpower staging options in theater. (U.S. Air Force photo by Staff Sgt. Charles T. Fultz)
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220715-F-PI321-0164

Ninth Air Force (AFCENT) members initiate hot-pit refueling operations on a F-15E Strike Eagle aircraft assigned to the 48th Fighter Wing out of Royal Air Force Base Lakenheath, United Kingdom July 15, 2022. Two U.S. Air Force F-15Es conducted the flight from Souda Bay, Greece to the U.S. Central Command area of responsibility in an effort to exercise cross-combatant command Agile Combat Employment operations. AFCENT members led the hot-pit refueling, an ACE technique which cuts refueling time by hours, allowing AFCENT and incoming partner aircrews to generate multiple consecutive sorties from the same aircraft as well as increase airpower staging options in theater. (U.S. Air Force photo by Staff Sgt. Charles T. Fultz)
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F-15E Strike Eagle Exercise

A 332d Air Expeditionary Wing F-15E Strike Eagle lifts off from runway during a routine training exercise at an undisclosed location in Southwest Asia, July 7, 2022. The F-15E is a dual-role fighter designed to perform air-to-air and air-to-ground missions with an array of avionics and electronics systems that give it the capability to fight at low altitude, day or night and in all weather. (U.S. Air Force photo by Technical Sgt. Jeffery Foster)
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F-15 Takes off for Exercise

An F-15 Strike Eagle from the 332d Air Expeditionary Squadron takes off from an undisclosed location, July 6, 2022. The F-15E is a dual-role fighter designed to perform air-to-air and air-to-ground missions with an array of avionics and electronics systems that give it the capability to fight at low altitude, day or night and in all weather. (U.S. Air Force photo by Tech. Sgt. Jim Bentley)
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F-15 Takes off for Exercise

An F-15 Strike Eagle from the 332d Air Expeditionary Squadron takes off from an undisclosed location, July 6, 2022. The F-15E is a dual-role fighter designed to perform air-to-air and air-to-ground missions with an array of avionics and electronics systems that give it the capability to fight at low altitude, day or night and in all weather. (U.S. Air Force photo by Tech. Sgt. Jim Bentley)
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F-15 Takes off for Exercise

An F-15 Strike Eagle from the 332d Air Expeditionary Squadron takes off from an undisclosed location, July 6, 2022. The F-15E is a dual-role fighter designed to perform air-to-air and air-to-ground missions with an array of avionics and electronics systems that give it the capability to fight at low altitude, day or night and in all weather. (U.S. Air Force photo by Tech. Sgt. Jim Bentley)
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220116-F-ZZ000-0005

A U.S. Air Force F-16 Fighting Falcon from the 55th Expeditionary Fighter Squadron flies alongside the Israeli Air Force during Desert Falcon in Israel, Jan. 16, 2022. Desert Falcon is a joint international exercise in which the Israeli and U.S. aircrews flew wing-to-wing and trained for various aerial scenarios and strikes. (Courtesy photo by Israeli Air Force)
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220116-F-ZZ000-0012

A U.S. Air Force F-16 Fighting Falcon flies alongside the Israeli Air Force during Desert Falcon in Israel, Jan. 16, 2022. Desert Falcon is a joint international exercise in which the Israeli and U.S. aircrews flew wing-to-wing and trained for various aerial scenarios and strikes. (Courtesy photo by the Israeli Air Force)
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220223-F-UQ958-1072

U.S. Air Force aircrew members assigned to the 816th Expeditionary Airlift Squadron and Airmen assigned to the 8th Expeditionary Air Mobility Squadron load cargo on a U.S. Air Force C-17 Globemaster III at Al Udeid Air Base, Qatar, Feb. 23, 2022. The C-17 is capable of rapid strategic delivery of troops and all types of cargo to main operating bases or directly to forward bases in the U.S. Central Command area of responsibility. (U.S. Air Force photo by Staff Sgt. Joseph Pick)
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220315-F-UQ958-1250

A U.S. Air Force F-22 Raptor flies above the United Arab Emirates, March 15, 2022. Deploying as an instrument of dynamic force employment, a contingent of Raptors and support personnel rapidly integrated into theater air training, as well as joint and partner nation missions, highlighting the U.S. Air Force's ability to rapidly deploy and employ forces in support of Ninth Air Force (Air Forces Central) and U.S. Central Command priorities. (U.S. Air Force photo by Staff Sgt. Joseph Pick)
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220211-F-VS255-0335

A U.S. Marine Corps F/A-18 Hornet is refueled by a U.S. Air Force KC-10 Extender assigned to the 908th Expeditionary Air Refueling Squadron over the United Arab Emirates, Feb. 11, 2022. The KC-10 delivers U.S. Air Forces Central a global reach capability to support joint and coalition aircraft throughout U.S. Central Command. (U.S. Air Force photo by Tech. Sgt. Christopher Ruano)
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220116-F-ZZ000-0010

A U.S. Air Force F-16 Fighting Falcon flies alongside the Israeli Air Force during Desert Falcon in Israel, Jan. 16, 2022. Desert Falcon is a joint international exercise in which the Israeli and U.S. aircrews flew wing-to-wing and trained for various aerial scenarios and strikes. (Courtesy photo by the Israeli Air Force)
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220421-F-PI321-0615

A U.S. Air Force F-16 Fighting Falcon, assigned to the 179th Expeditionary Fighter Squadron, conducts aerial refueling operations with a KC-135 Stratotanker, assigned to the 50th Expeditionary Air Refueling Squadron, in the U.S. Air Forces Central area of responsibility, April 21, 2022. The F-16 Fighting Falcon is a compact, multi-role fighter aircraft that delivers airpower to the U.S. Central Command area of responsibility. (U.S. Air Force photo by Staff Sgt. Charles T. Fultz)
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220310-F-XT642-0001

U.S. Aircraft Maintenance Marines assigned to the Marine Fighter Attack Squadron 115, preform post-flight maintenance checklists on a U.S. Marine F/A-18 Hornet March 9, 2022 at King Faisal Air Base, Saudi Arabia in support of Operation Agile Spartan (OAS) Agile Combat Employment (ACE). The investment of Ninth Air Force (Air Forces Central) in ACE events enhances theater AirPower competencies, command and control (C2), logistical support and integration, and simultaneously strengthens regional partnerships. (U.S. Air Force photo by Senior Airman Daniel Hernandez)
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220310-F-XT642-0001

A U.S. Air Force F-16 Fighting Falcon assigned to the 120th Expeditionary Fighter Squadron sits on the flight line at King Faisal Air Base, Saudi Arabia, in support of Operation Agile Spartan II March 14, 2022. OAS II is focused on operational test and evaluation of Agile Combat Employment competencies developed by Ninth Air Force (Air Forces Central), individual Air Expeditionary Wings, sister services, and our partner nations through multiple theater-wide events. (U.S. Air Force photo by Senior Airman Daniel Hernandez)
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220315-F-UQ958-1047

U.S. Air Force aircrew members assigned to the 50th Expeditionary Air Refueling Squadron conduct preflight checks on a U.S. Air Force KC-135 Stratotanker at Al Udeid Air Base, Qatar, March 15, 2022. The 50th EARS, deployed with Ninth Air Force (Air Forces Central), is responsible for delivering fuel to U.S. and partner nation forces, enabling airpower, deterrence, and stability. (U.S. Air Force photo by Staff Sgt. Joseph Pick)
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340th EARS connects with F22's

A U.S. Air Force F-22 Raptor approaches the boom of a KC-135 Stratotanker assigned to the 340th Expeditionary Air Refueling Squadron, over the U.S. Central Command area of responsibility, March 14, 2022. The KC-135 delivers U.S. Air Forces Central a global reach aerial refueling capability to support joint and partner nation aircraft throughout the U.S. Central Command area of responsibility. (U.S. Air Force photo by Staff Sgt. Jerreht Harris)
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