French Air and Space Force Rafale fighter jet refuels from a French Military aircraft A330 MRTT Phénix tanker over Alaska, with a U.S. Air Force F-22 Raptor fighter jet in the background, during the Pegase 2026, a French Air and Space Force mission that will take French military aircraft from the Arctic to the Indo-Pacific, Wednesday, Sept. 9, 2026. (AP Photo/Nicolas Garriga)