Recently, some incredible pictures were captured of a F-22 Raptor fighter aircraft refueling midair by way of a U.S. Air Force KC-10 Extender tanker on its way to Syria.
The F-22 raptors were en route to engaging ISIL targets as part of a strike package that took off from Al Dharfa in the UAE.
The Raptors of the 1st FW that have been stationed in the Persian Gulf for six months, being deployed alongside F-15E Strike Eagles from RAF Lakenheath.