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The F-22 Combined Test Force at Edwards AFB, California, carried out the Air Force's first aerial refueling using a synthetic fuel on 4 September. The test was the culmination of a program to certify the use of synthetic fuel on the F-22. During the test, a KC-135 Stratotanker crew from March ARB, California, dispensed the fuel, a 50-50 mix of JP-8 and a natural gas-based fuel, to the F-22 using the standard aerial refueling process. No modification or changes were made to either aircraft. The test program was part of the Air Force's initiative to certify that its entire fleet of aircraft can burn synthetic fuel to lessen dependence on foreign oil.
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