# @usairforce on Instagram

- **Type:** Image
- **Original URL:** https://www.instagram.com/p/DG8oFSHNsOm
- **Gondola URL:** https://gondola.cc/posts/27842099-usairforce-instagram
- **Thumbnail:** https://img.gondola.cc/tr:w-,h-,fo-auto/postThumbnails/939f424459.jpg
- **Posted:** 2025-03-08T17:47:46.000+00:00
- **Account Owner:** U.S. Air Force (@usairforce) — https://gondola.cc/usairforce

## Caption

Here Comes the Boom! ✈️✈️
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An E-3 Sentry approaches the boom of a KC-135 Stratotanker from the 100th Air Refueling Wing during an aerial refueling mission over Romania. The E-3 is an airborne warning & control system aircraft that is used to provide an accurate picture of the battlespace to the Joint Air Operations Center.
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📷 by Airman 1st Class Aidan Martínez
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#AWACS #E3 #Sentry #Refueling

## Stats

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## Tags

refueling, sentry, awacs, e3

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