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A U.S. Air Force F-16 Fighting Falcon aircraft assigned to the 31st Fighter Wing approaches a KC-135 Stratotanker aircraft assigned to the 100th Air Refueling Wing to receive fuel over Morocco during Exercise African Lion 2021, June 18, 2021. The KC-135s provided vital air refueling support to both Morrocan and U.S. fighters throughout African Lion, furthering our interoperability with our partners. African Lion is U.S. Africa Command's largest, premier, joint, annual exercise hosted by Morocco, Tunisia and Senegal, 7-18 June. More than 7,000 participants from nine nations and NATO train together with a focus on enhancing readiness for U.S. and partner nation forces. African Lion is a multi-domain, multi-component, and multi-national exercise, which employs a full array of mission capabilities with the goal to strengthen interoperability among participants. (U.S. Air Force photo by Senior Airman Joseph Barron)