THREE NATIONS, ONE FORCE: ALLIED INTEGRATION MAKES THE OPERATIONAL WORLD SMALLER

LANGLEY AFB, Va., Oct. 9 -- The U.S. Air Force Air Combat Command issued the following press release:

A French A330 Multi Role Tanker Transport Phenix refueled U.S. and U.K. RC-135 aircraft during a historic exercise over central France, marking the first air-to-air refueling integration among the United States, United Kingdom and France within the RC-135 enterprise.Exercise Ravitaillement en Vol brought together a U.S. Air Force TC-135 training aircraft, a Royal Air Force RC-135 Rivet Joint and a French Air and Space Force A330 MRTT Phenix. The event demonstrated how aircraft, crews and staff members from three NATO nations can operate as an increasingly integrated force.The milestone represented more than a successful connection between ...