F-22 Stealth Fighter Takes Fuel Midair During Dramatic Mission Over Middle East

A video filmed by U.S. Central Command captures an F-22 stealth fighter receiving fuel from a KC-135 Stratotanker during an aerial refueling operation.

The footage is filmed from inside the tanker, looking down the refueling boom. The boom is extended with stabilizers marked “PA” and “ANG” as the F-22 Raptor approaches from behind, connects to the boom, and takes on fuel.

The pilot is visible inside the fighter’s cockpit while desert terrain stretches far below beneath hazy skies.

The official footage shows the aerial refueling operation between the F-22 and the KC-135 Stratotanker over the Middle East.