A U.S. Air Force KC-135 Stratotanker with the 121st Air Refueling Wing refuels the F-16 Fighting Falcons of the U.S. Air Force Demonstration Squadron “Thunderbirds” in the skies over Virginia as they travel to the Dayton Air Show.

A KC-135 Stratotanker from the 121st Air Refueling Wing refuels an F-16 Fighting Falcon with the U.S. Air Force Demonstration Squadron “Thunderbirds” in the skies over Virginia, June 18, 2025.

Staff Sergeant Ivy Thomas/U.S. Air National Guard