US Air Force: Exercise Talisman Sabre 19 (Gallery)

A KC-10 Extender assigned to the 32nd Air Refueling Squadron, Joint Base McGuire-Dix-Lakehurst, New Jersey, refuels an F-22 Raptor assigned to the 90th Fighter Squadron, Joint Base Elmendorf-Richardson, Alaska, mid-air, July 21, as part of Exercise Talisman Sabre 19. TS19 provides effective and intense training to ensure U.S. Forces are combat ready, capable, interoperable, and deployable on short notice. (U.S. Air Force photo by Staff Sgt. Kyle Johnson).

A KC-10 Extender prepares to take off from the Brisbane Airport, Queensland, Australia, July 21, as part of Exercise Talisman Sabre 19. TS19 provides effective and intense training to ensure U.S. Forces are combat ready, capable, interoperable, and deployable on short notice. (U.S. Air Force photo by Staff Sgt. Kyle Johnson).

A KC-10 Extender assigned to the 32nd Air Refueling Squadron, Joint Base McGuire-Dix-Lakehurst, New Jersey, refuels an F-22 Raptor assigned to the 90th Fighter Squadron, Joint Base Elmendorf-Richardson, Alaska, mid-air, July 21, as part of Exercise Talisman Sabre 19. TS19 provides effective and intense training to ensure U.S. Forces are combat ready, capable, interoperable, and deployable on short notice. (U.S. Air Force photo by Staff Sgt. Kyle Johnson).

1st Lt. Braden Hicks, a KC-10 Extender pilot assigned to the 32nd Air Refueling Squadron, Joint Base McGuire-Dix-Lakehurst, New Jersey, circles the air above the east coast of Australia, July 21, as part of Exercise Talisman Sabre 19. TS19 provides effective and intense training to ensure U.S. Forces are combat ready, capable, interoperable, and deployable on short notice. (U.S. Air Force photo by Staff Sgt. Kyle Johnson).

Staff Sgt. Allen Johnson, a KC-10 Extender flight engineer assigned to the 32nd Air Refueling Squadron, Joint Base McGuire-Dix-Lakehurst, New Jersey, assists the pilots in the air above the east coast of Australia, July 21, as part of Exercise Talisman Sabre 19. TS19 provides effective and intense training to ensure U.S. Forces are combat ready, capable, interoperable, and deployable on short notice. (U.S. Air Force photo by Staff Sgt. Kyle Johnson).

1st Lt. Braden Hicks, a KC-10 Extender pilot assigned to the 32nd Air Refueling Squadron, Joint Base McGuire-Dix-Lakehurst, New Jersey, circles the air above the east coast of Australia, July 21, as part of Exercise Talisman Sabre 19. TS19 provides effective and intense training to ensure U.S. Forces are combat ready, capable, interoperable, and deployable on short notice. (U.S. Air Force photo by Staff Sgt. Kyle Johnson).