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A US Air Force (USAF) F-16C Fighting Falcon, 120th Fighter
Squadron (FS), 140th Fighter Wing (FW), Colorado Air National Guard
(COANG), flown by USAF Major (MAJ) Julian Clay, finishes refueling
from a USAF KC-135E Stratotanker, 108th Air Refueling Wing (ARW),
New Jersey Air National Guard (NJANG), during the second Tiger Meet
of the Americas. The Falcon is carrying an AIM-9 Sidewinder missile
(left) and Air Combat Maneuvering Instrumentation (ACMI) pod under
the wing and an Acceleration Monitor Assembly (AMA) pod on the wing
tip. The Tiger Meet of the Americas, first ever held in Canada,
inaugurated in 2001 in the Western Hemisphere to carry on the Tiger
tradition of the long-established European original experience;
promoting solidarity and operational understanding between NATO
members. The Meet attracted 400 participants and over 20 aircraft,
with at least 6 fighter jets painted in distinctive "Tiger"
schemes. For a squadron to be invited, only one simple criterion
required, the unit must have a Tiger or other big cat on their
unit's insignia or as a mascot. Date Shot: 17 Sep 2003
