KC-135 Refuels French Fighters

Capt. Michael Audiss, a KC-135 Stratotanker pilot assigned to the 340th Expeditionary Air Refueling Squadron, conducts a walk around of his aircraft before a sortie at Al Udeid Air Base, Qatar, June 15, 2016. Airmen from the 340th EARS refueled the French Air Force's multirole fighter jet, the Mirage 2000 over Iraq, in support of Combined Joint Task Force-Operation Inherent Resolve. The U.S. and more than 60 coalition partners work together to eliminate the terrorist group ISIL and the threat they pose to Iraq and Syria. (U.S. Air Force photo/Staff Sgt. Larry E. Reid Jr., Released)

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KC-135 Refuels French Fighters

Capt. Michael Audiss, a KC-135 Stratotanker pilot assigned to the 340th Expeditionary Air Refueling Squadron, conducts a walk around of his aircraft before a sortie at Al Udeid Air Base, Qatar, June 15, 2016. Airmen from the 340th EARS refueled the French Air Force's multirole fighter jet, the Mirage 2000 over Iraq, in support of Combined Joint Task Force-Operation Inherent Resolve. The U.S. and more than 60 coalition partners work together to eliminate the terrorist group ISIL and the threat they pose to Iraq and Syria. (U.S. Air Force photo/Staff Sgt. Larry E. Reid Jr., Released)

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KC-135 Refuels French Fighters

Capt. Michael Audiss, a KC-135 Stratotanker pilot assigned to the 340th Expeditionary Air Refueling Squadron, inspects the landing gear bay before a sortie at Al Udeid Air Base, Qatar, June 15, 2016. Airmen from the 340th EARS refueled the French Air Force's multirole fighter jet, the Mirage 2000 over Iraq, in support of Combined Joint Task Force-Operation Inherent Resolve. The U.S. and more than 60 coalition partners work together to eliminate the terrorist group ISIL and the threat they pose to Iraq and Syria. (U.S. Air Force photo/Staff Sgt. Larry E. Reid Jr., Released)

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KC-135 Refuels French Fighters

Senior Airman Charles Huggins, a KC-135 Stratotanker boom operator assigned to the 340th Expeditionary Air Refueling Squadron, closes the side loading door before taxi at Al Udeid Air Base, Qatar, June 15, 2016. Airmen from the 340th EARS refueled the French Air Force's multirole fighter jet, the Mirage 2000 over Iraq, in support of Combined Joint Task Force-Operation Inherent Resolve. The U.S. and more than 60 coalition partners work together to eliminate the terrorist group ISIL and the threat they pose to Iraq and Syria. (U.S. Air Force photo/Staff Sgt. Larry E. Reid Jr., Released)

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KC-135 Refuels French Fighters

Senior Airman Charles Huggins, a KC-135 Stratotanker boom operator assigned to the 340th Expeditionary Air Refueling Squadron, closes the rear-side emergency exit door before a sortie at Al Udeid Air Base, Qatar, June 15, 2016.Airmen from the 340th EARS refueled the French Air Force's multirole fighter jet, the Mirage 2000 over Iraq, in support of Combined Joint Task Force-Operation Inherent Resolve. The U.S. and more than 60 coalition partners work together to eliminate the terrorist group ISIL and the threat they pose to Iraq and Syria. (U.S. Air Force photo/Staff Sgt. Larry E. Reid Jr., Released)

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KC-135 Refuels French Fighters

Capt. Timothy Stapleton, a KC-135 Stratotanker pilot assigned to the 340th Expeditionary Air Refueling Squadron, taxis out for a sortie at Al Udeid Air Base, Qatar, June 15, 2016. Airmen from the 340th EARS refueled the French Air Force's multirole fighter jet, the Mirage 2000 over Iraq, in support of Combined Joint Task Force-Operation Inherent Resolve. The U.S. and more than 60 coalition partners work together to eliminate the terrorist group ISIL and the threat they pose to Iraq and Syria. (U.S. Air Force photo/Staff Sgt. Larry E. Reid Jr., Released)

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KC-135 Refuels French Fighters

A French Air Force Mirage 2000 receives fuel from a KC-135 Stratotanker, assigned to the 340th Expeditionary Air Refueling Squadron, over Iraq, June 15, 2016. Airmen from the 340th EARS refueled the French Air Force's multirole fighter jet, the Mirage 2000 over Iraq, in support of Combined Joint Task Force-Operation Inherent Resolve. The U.S. and more than 60 coalition partners work together to eliminate the terrorist group ISIL and the threat they pose to Iraq and Syria. (U.S. Air Force photo/Staff Sgt. Larry E. Reid Jr., Released)

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KC-135 Refuels French Fighters

A French Air Force Mirage 2000 receives fuel from a KC-135 Stratotanker, assigned to the 340th Expeditionary Air Refueling Squadron, over Iraq, June 15, 2016. Airmen from the 340th EARS refueled the French Air Force's multirole fighter jet, the Mirage 2000 over Iraq, in support of Combined Joint Task Force-Operation Inherent Resolve. The U.S. and more than 60 coalition partners work together to eliminate the terrorist group ISIL and the threat they pose to Iraq and Syria. (U.S. Air Force photo/Staff Sgt. Larry E. Reid Jr., Released)

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KC-135 Refuels French Fighters

A French Air Force Mirage 2000 descends off the KC-135 Stratotanker refueling boom over Iraq, June 15, 2016. Airmen from the 340th Expeditionary Air Refueling Squadron refueled the French Air Force's multirole fighter jet, the Mirage 2000 over Iraq, in support of Combined Joint Task Force-Operation Inherent Resolve. The U.S. and more than 60 coalition partners work together to eliminate the terrorist group ISIL and the threat they pose to Iraq and Syria. (U.S. Air Force photo/Staff Sgt. Larry E. Reid Jr., Released)

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KC-135 Refuels French Fighters

Senior Airman Charles Huggins, a KC-135 Stratotanker boom operator assigned to the 340th Expeditionary Air Refueling Squadron, refuels a French Air Force Mirage 2000 over Iraq, June 15, 2016. Airmen from the 340th EARS refueled the French Air Force's multirole fighter jet, the Mirage 2000 over Iraq, in support of Combined Joint Task Force-Operation Inherent Resolve. The U.S. and more than 60 coalition partners work together to eliminate the terrorist group ISIL and the threat they pose to Iraq and Syria. (U.S. Air Force photo/Staff Sgt. Larry E. Reid Jr., Released)

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KC-135 Refuels French Fighters

A French Air Force Mirage 2000 approaches the KC-135 Stratotanker refueling boom over Iraq, June 15, 2016. Airmen from the 340th Expeditionary Air Refueling Squadron refueled the French Air Force's multirole fighter jet, the Mirage 2000 over Iraq, in support of Combined Joint Task Force-Operation Inherent Resolve. The U.S. and more than 60 coalition partners work together to eliminate the terrorist group ISIL and the threat they pose to Iraq and Syria. (U.S. Air Force photo/Staff Sgt. Larry E. Reid Jr., Released)

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KC-135 Refuels French Fighters

A French Air Force Mirage 2000 receives fuel from a KC-135 Stratotanker, assigned to the 340th Expeditionary Air Refueling Squadron, over Iraq, June 15, 2016. Airmen from the 340th EARS refueled the French Air Force's multirole fighter jet, the Mirage 2000 over Iraq, in support of Combined Joint Task Force-Operation Inherent Resolve. The U.S. and more than 60 coalition partners work together to eliminate the terrorist group ISIL and the threat they pose to Iraq and Syria. (U.S. Air Force photo/Staff Sgt. Larry E. Reid Jr., Released)

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KC-135 Refuels French Fighters

Staff Sgt. John McRell, an aerial combat videographer assigned to the Air Force Central Command's Combat Camera team, captures a French Air Force Mirage 2000 refueling over Iraq, June 15, 2016. Airmen from the 340th Expeditionary Air Refueling Squadron refueled the French Air Force's multirole fighter jet, the Mirage 2000 over Iraq, in support of Combined Joint Task Force-Operation Inherent Resolve. The U.S. and more than 60 coalition partners work together to eliminate the terrorist group ISIL and the threat they pose to Iraq and Syria. (U.S. Air Force photo/Staff Sgt. Larry E. Reid Jr., Released)

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KC-135 Refuels French Fighters

A French Air Force Mirage 2000 descends off the KC-135 Stratotanker refueling boom over Iraq, June 15, 2016. Airmen from the 340th EARS refueled the French Air Force's multirole fighter jet, the Mirage 2000 over Iraq, in support of Combined Joint Task Force-Operation Inherent Resolve. The U.S. and more than 60 coalition partners work together to eliminate the terrorist group ISIL and the threat they pose to Iraq and Syria. (U.S. Air Force photo/Staff Sgt. Larry E. Reid Jr., Released)

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KC-135 Refuels French Fighters

A French Air Force Mirage 2000 receives fuel from a KC-135 Stratotanker, assigned to the 340th Expeditionary Air Refueling Squadron, during a night refuel over Iraq, June 15, 2016. Airmen from the 340th EARS refueled the French Air Force's multirole fighter jet, the Mirage 2000 over Iraq, in support of Combined Joint Task Force-Operation Inherent Resolve. The U.S. and more than 60 coalition partners work together to eliminate the terrorist group ISIL and the threat they pose to Iraq and Syria. (U.S. Air Force photo/Staff Sgt. Larry E. Reid Jr., Released)

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KC-135 Refuels French Fighters

Published June 28, 2016
By Staff Sgt. Larry Reid Jr.
U.S. Air Forces Central Command Public Affairs

SOUTHWEST ASIA, Iraq --

Airmen from the 340th Expeditionary Air Refueling Squadron refueled the French Air Force's multirole fighter jet, the Mirage 2000 over Iraq, in support of Combined Joint Task Force-Operation Inherent Resolve. The U.S. and more than 60 coalition partners work together to eliminate the terrorist group ISIL and the threat they pose to Iraq and Syria.