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An F-16 Fighting Falcon aircraft receives fuel from a U.S. Air Force KC-135 Stratotanker aircraft assigned to Detachment 4 of the 340th Expeditionary Air Refueling Squadron April 28, 2011, in the skies over Iraq while supporting Operation New Dawn. (U.S. Air Force photo by Master Sgt. Adrian Cadiz/Released)