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Photo: U.S. Marine Corps' rotary wing escort during Helicopter Air-to-Air Refueling

Taken during the 2012 Kaneohe Bay Airshow at Marine Corps Air Station, Kaneohe Bay, Hawaii, on Sept. 30, 2012, the following picture shows a U. S. Marine Corps AH-1W Super Cobra helicopter, belonging to Marine Light Attack Helicopter Squadron (HMLA) 367 providing security as two CH-53E Super Stallion helicopters with Marine Heavy Helicopter Squadron (HMH) 463, Marine Aircraft Group 24 (MAG-24) perform a HAAR (Helicopter Air-to-Air Refueling) demonstration from a KC-130 Hercules.

HAAR ops foresee five kind of rend-vous (RV) between the chopper and the tanker, with an initial vertical separation of 500 feet.

In four of them ("Bravo", "Delta", "Golf" and "Hotel" types of RV) the tanker approaches the receivers from the astern position and the subsequent overtake and rejoin of the receivers in refueler's left wing take place after visual contact has been established. RV "Echo" is the only one in which the receiver maneuvers to rejoin with the tanker.

 

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IAF Su 30MKI marchpast

 

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Iaf c130j

 

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IAF Mil Mi-35 'Akbar'

 

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Better shot of Indian Air Force Mil Mi-35 'Akbar'

 

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Akashganga Skydiving team

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Indian Air Force Mirage 2000

 

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Indian Air Force Mig-21 Bison

 

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Indian Air Force Dornier Do 228

 

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An F-22 Raptor from the 27th Fighter Squadron based out of Joint Base Langley-Eustis, Va., sits on the flight line at Kadena Air Base, Japan, Oct. 4, 2012. The F-22 deployment to Kadena is in support of the U.S. Pacific Command's security obligations in the Western Pacific. The 27th Fighter Squadron's presence here also offers a unique training opportunity for Kadena aircraft to integrate operations with the stealth aircraft. (U.S. Air Force photo/Airman 1st Class Malia Jenkins)

 

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E-2C Hawkeye AWE&C

 

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Mil Mi-28 'Havoc'

 

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AV-8 Harriers fly in formation after conducting aerial refueling training operations in the U.S. 5th Fleet area of responsibility, Sept. 23, 2012. U.S. Marine Corps photo by Gunnery Sgt. Chad Kiehl