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A KC-135R Stratotanker aircraft from the 19th Aerial Refueling Wing (19th AREFW) is silhouetted against the sun while on a mission during exercise Mighty Warrior '89. The 19th AREFW, which is based at Robins Air Force Base (AFB), Ga., has deployed several of its aircraft to Whiteman AFB, Mo., for the exercise

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Three KC-135R Stratotanker aircraft of the 19th Aerial Refueling Wing (19th AREFW) sit parked on the flight line. The 19th AREFW, which is based at Robins Air Force Base (AFB), Ga., has deployed several of its aircraft to Whiteman AFB for exercise Mighty Warrior '89

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A view of the fin flash and unit symbol on the vertical stabilizer of a 19th Aerial Refueling Wing (19th AREFW) KC-135R Stratotanker aircraft. The 19th AREFW, which is based at Robins Air Force Base (AFB), Georgia, has deployed several of its aircraft to Whiteman AFB for exercise Mighty Warrior '89

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Subject Operation/Series: MIGHTY WARRIOR '89

Base: Whiteman Air Force Base

State: Missouri (MO)

Country: United States Of America (USA)

Scene Camera Operator: TSGT David Mcleod

Release Status: Released to Public

Combined Military Service Digital Photographic Files

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18/09/1989
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label_outline Explore Fin Flash, Arefw, Exercise Mighty Warrior

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A US Air Force (USAF) B-2 Spirit stealth bomber taxis onto the flightline at Anderson Air Force Base (AFB), Guam (GU), in support of exercise Coronet Bugle 49. The B-2 is deployed to Anderson from Whiteman AFB, Missouri (MO)

A US Air Force (USAF) 494th Fighter Squadron (FS), 48th Fighter Wing (FW), F-15E Strike Eagle dual-role fighter aircraft, from RAF Lakenheath, Suffolk, England (ENG), banks away from the deployed refueling boom of an Alabama Air National Guard (ALANG) 106th Aerial Refueling Squadron (ARS), 117th Aerial Refueling Wing (ARW), KC-135R Stratotanker aerial refueling aircraft (not shown) on a training flight over the North Sea, while the 106th ARS is on a two-week deployment training mission with the 48th FW

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