combat aircraft

Operation ‘Uni ed Protector’ over Libya

in 2011. Since then the aircraft has

repeatedly demonstrated its usefulness.

Col Caruso says, ‘At the beginning

of 2017, two KC-767As supported

the deployment of eight Spanish

Euro ghters from Morón to Nellis AFB

to take part in Exercise ‘Red Flag 2017-2’.

The aircraft have also supported our

operations in Afghanistan, Lebanon,

Cyprus and now under Operation

‘Parthica’ [the Italian contribution

to Operation ‘Inherent Resolve’, OIR]

from Kuwait.’

The commander of the Italian Task

Force Air (TFA) Kuwait, told CA, ‘Since

October 17, 2014, 14° Stormo has

supported Task Group Breus (TGB) in

Kuwait. The daily AAR missions of the

di erent refuelers are scheduled in

the tanker cell. Operating from Kuwait

International Airport allows us to

maximize the amount of fuel we can

transfer because we are close to the

operations area.’

The TGB KC-767 detachment has

supported a number of OIR assets

A KC-767A

refuels a Royal

Australian

Air Force

F/A-18F Super

Hornet above

Iraq during

Operation

‘Inherent

Resolve’.

ADF/Flt Lt Guy

A pair of

Eurofi ghters

holds alongside

a KC-767 having

completed

refueling during

Exercise ‘Vega

2017’.

Luca La Cavera

58 July 2018 //^ http://www.combataircraft.net

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