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A U.S. Air Force F-16 Fighting Falcon aircraft assigned to the 555th Fighter Squadron, Aviano Air Base, Italy, approaches a KC-135 Stratotanker aircraft from the 100th Air Refueling Wing, Royal Air Force Mildenhall, England, before receiving fuel during an Air-Ground integration bilateral exercise with the Armed Forces of Bosnia and Herzegovina, over the Adriatic Sea, Nov. 18, 2020. Bilateral exercises provide the opportunity for all participants to engage in realistic and challenging training to build experience, cooperation, and teamwork. The transatlantic strategic relationship between the U.S. and Europe has been forged over the past seven decades, and it is built on a foundation of shared values, experiences, and vision. (U.S. Air Force photo by Tech. Sgt. Emerson Nuñez)