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Photo essay: Tanker team refuels F-16s on final mission for OUP

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  • By Maj. Andra Higgs
  • 313th Air Expeditionary Wing Public Affairs
OVER THE MEDITERRANEAN SEA --  A KC-135 Stratotanker, deployed to the 313th Air Expeditionary Wing in the European theater of operations, refueled a U.S. Air Force F-16 over the Mediterranean Sea on the final mission day of flying during Operation Unified Protector on Oct. 31, 2011.

The United Nations' mandated mission lead to a coalition of 28 countries and the enforcement of a no-fly zone and maritime embargo to protect the citizens of Libya. The 313th AEW brought together a Total Force Airmen who delivered more than 24 million gallons of fuel during the operation.