Russia fighter perform barrel-roll over a KC-10

Lt. Gen. Jeffrey Harrigian, Commander, U.S. Air Forces Central Command, recently took a teleconference call with reporters back in the U.S. and Harrigian said a fighter jet from Russia had perform a barrel-roll over a U.S. Air Force KC-10 while both aircraft were flying in Syria.

A 380th Air Expeditionary Wing KC-10 Extender launches from an undisclosed location in Southwest Asia, Feb. 10, 2017. The KC-10s have contributed to Combined Joint Task Force-Operation Inherent Resolve by offloading fuel to various Coalition aircraft working to defeat ISIS in Iraq and Syria. (U.S. Air Force photo/Senior Airman Tyler Woodward)

Harrigian said Russia apologized after the incident was reported via official channels.