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A-10 Thunderbolt IIs, assigned to the A-10 Demonstration Team, sit on the flightline at Cheyenne Air National Guard Base, Wyo., July 20, 2020. The A-10, F-35 and F-22 Demonstration Teams performed at the Wings over Warren Airshow, July 22, 2020. (U.S. Air Force photo by Senior Airman Kristine Legate)

IKE CSG in joint exercise with Hellenic Air Force and Navy

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The Dwight D. Eisenhower (IKE) Carrier Strike Group (CSG) is currently participating in a joint exercise with the Air Force and Navy of Greece in the Mediterranean Sea.

200519-N-YD547-0173 ARABIAN SEA (May 19, 2020) An F/A-18E Super Hornet, attached to the “Gunslingers” of Strike Fighter Squadron 105, lands on the flight deck aboard the aircraft carrier USS Dwight D. Eisenhower (CVN 69) May 19, 2020. Ike is deployed to the U.S. 5th Fleet area of operations in support of naval operations to ensure maritime stability and security in the Central Region, connecting the Mediterranean and Pacific through the Western Indian Ocean and three strategic choke points. (U.S. Navy photo by Mass Communication Specialist Seaman Trent P. Hawkins/Released)

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USAF can now refuel aircraft on the taxiway at Prince Sultan Air Base, Saudi Arabia

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The U.S. Air Force’s 378th Air Expeditionary Logistics Squadron was able to set up an R-20 refueling station next to a taxiway at Prince Sultan Air Base, Saudi Arabia in 48 hours after getting the call.

The 378th Expeditionary Logistic Readiness Squadron rapidly refuel a KC-135 Stratotanker from the 23rd Expeditionary Refueling Squadron from Al Udeid Air Base, Qatar at Prince Sultan Air Base, Kingdom of Saudi Arabia, July 13, 2020. The 378th ELRS in combination with the 378th Expeditionary Civil Engineering Squadron installed the new station in less than 48 hours, giving the base the capability to refuel tanker aircraft on the taxiway to elimate refueling times. (U.S. Air Force photo by Master Sgt. Benjamin Wiseman)

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