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Master Sgt. Robert Self, a 370th Flight Test Squadron KC-135 tanker flight engineer, stands tall following his final flight Jan. 18, 2017. Self is retiring in March from 34-and-a-half years of service in the military. (U.S. Air Force photo/Christopher Higgins)


Love for flying kept last KC-135 flight engineer flying for decades

Master Sgt. Robert Self, a 370th Flight Test Squadron KC-135 tanker flight engineer, stands tall following his final flight Jan. 18, 2017. Self is retiring in March from 34-and-a-half years of service in the military. (U.S. Air Force photo/Christopher Higgins)

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An MC-130J Commando II receives fuel from a KC-135R Stratotanker during a training sortie in support of Emerald Warrior 17 March 7, 2017. Emerald Warrior is a U.S. Special Operations Command exercise during which joint special operations forces train to respond to various threats across the spectrum of conflict. The MC-130J is assigned to the 9th Special Operations Squadron and the KC135R is assigned to Ohio Air National Guard’s 121st Air Refueling Wing. (U.S. Air National Guard photo/Senior Airman Ashley Williams)
New Jersey Air National Guard Staff Sgt. Travis Laverne troubleshoots an F108 engine on a KC-135 Stratotanker at Joint Base McGuire-Dix-Lakehurst, N.J., Feb. 26, 2017. Laverne is an engine mechanic with the 108th Wing. (U.S. Air National Guard photo/Master Sgt. Matt Hecht)
Airman 1st Class Casey McNamara, of the 121st Air Refueling Wing, seats a connector on the engine of a KC-135R Stratotanker Feb. 15, 2017, at Rickenbacker Air National Guard Base, Ohio. McNamara performed an acceptance inspection on the aircraft, which had recently returned from depot-level maintenance. (U.S. Air National Guard photo/Senior Master Sgt. Ralph Branson)
Tech. Sgt. Vanessa Schook, a 99th Airlift Squadron flight attendant, performs a preflight safety inspection on a C-20B at Joint Base Andrews, Md., Jan. 27, 2017. Flight attendants are safety experts, customs specialists and culinary artists, often preparing meals from scratch at 30,000-40,000 feet, while ensuring the safety of the crew and passengers at all times. (U.S. Air Force photo/Senior Master Sgt. Kevin Wallace)
An A-10 Thunderbolt II prepares to receive fuel from a KC-135 Stratotanker over Iraq Nov. 29, 2016, in support of Operation Inherent Resolve. (Air Force photo/Senior Airman Jordan Castelan)
A KC-135 Stratotanker prepares to refuel a B-52 Stratofortress Oct. 30, 2016, near Fairchild Air Force Base, Wash. Two B-52s were refueled during the mission. (U.S. Air Force photo/Tech. Sgt. Travis Edwards)
F-16 Fighting Falcons fly beside a KC-135 Stratotanker during a refueling mission over Ramstein Air Base, Germany, Sept. 26, 2016. The KC-135, from the 151st Air Refueling Wing in Salt Lake City, helps Spangdahlem’s F-16s with mid-air refueling for a longer duration and with more aircraft. (U.S. Air Force photo/Airman 1st Class Preston Cherry)
Gen. Ellen M. Pawlikowski, the Air Force Materiel Command commander, speaks to an audience during the Air Force Association's Air, Space and Cyber Conference in National Harbor, Md., Sept. 21, 2016. She spoke about the importance of cyber security. (U.S. Air Force photo/Staff Sgt. Whitney Stanfield)
Gen. Ellen M. Pawlikowski, the Air Force Materiel Command commander, speaks to an audience during the Air Force Association's Air, Space and Cyber Conference in National Harbor, Md., Sept. 21, 2016. She spoke about the importance of cyber security. (U.S. Air Force photo/Staff Sgt. Whitney Stanfield)
Gen. Ellen M. Pawlikowski, the Air Force Materiel Command commander, speaks to an audience during the Air Force Association's Air, Space and Cyber Conference in National Harbor, Md., Sept. 21, 2016. She spoke about the importance of cyber security. (U.S. Air Force photo/Staff Sgt. Whitney Stanfield)
A KC-135 Stratotanker from the New Jersey Air National Guard's 108th Wing flies over Joint Base McGuire-Dix-Lakehurst, N.J., Aug. 31, 2016. The KC-135 celebrated its 60th anniversary, having made its first flight on Aug. 31, 1956. (U.S. Air National Guard photo/Tech. Sgt. Matt Hecht)