A U.S. KC-135 Stratotanker and two B1 strategic bombers participated in a refueling operation over Southwest Bohemia on September 4 as part of the Ample Strike 2017 NATO exercise. The KC-135, which belongs to the Nebraska Air National Guard, took off from Pardubice Airport and met up in the altitude of 22,000 feet with the B1s flying in from the UK.
The Ample Strike exercise will continue until mid-September with the participation of over 1,300 personnel from 18 militaries and almost 40 planes and helicopters.

