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Lightning strikes with the Okies

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  • By 2nd Lt. Mary Begy
  • 507th Air Refueling Wing Public Affairs
The F-35 Lightning II Demonstration Team assigned to 388th Fighter Wing at Hill Air Force Base, Utah, heads back to home station after receiving aerial refueling from a KC-135 Stratotanker assigned to the 465th Air Refueling Squadron at Tinker Air Force Base, Oklahoma, May 31, 2023. Aerial refueling allows aircraft across the DoD inventory to travel greater distances without having to land to refuel. (U.S. Air Force photo by 2nd Lt. Mary Begy)