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Photo essay: Shuttle transitions through Air Force bases

Space Shuttle Atlantis riding atop a NASA-modified Boeing 747 Shuttle Carrier Aircraft lands June 2 at Lackland Air Force Base, Texas. The shuttle was on its way back to NASA's Kennedy Space Center in Florida and stopped at Lackland AFB to refuel. (U.S. Air Force photo/Alan Boedeker)

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Photo essay: Shuttle transitions through Air Force bases

Space Shuttle Atlantis riding atop a NASA-modified Boeing 747 Shuttle Carrier Aircraft lands June 2 at Lackland Air Force Base, Texas. The shuttle was on its way back to NASA's Kennedy Space Center in Florida and stopped at Lackland AFB to refuel. (U.S. Air Force photo/Alan Boedeker)

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Fill me up!

An HC-130 refuels a HH-60 Pave Hawk helicopter to show how a refueling keeps the helicopter aloft during the Jones Beach Air Show May 23 and 24 at Jones Beach State Park in Wantaugh, N.Y. The 106th Rescue Wing demonstrated how they perform different rescue operations during the air show. (U.S. Air Force photo/Senior Airman Jose Diaz)

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Testing mobility forces

Capt. Mike Parker, of the 62nd Operations Group at McChord Air Force Base, Wash., positions his aircraft under a KC-135 Stratotanker for refueling during the Mobility Air Forces Exercise May 20 at Nellis AFB, Nev. (U.S. Air Force photo/Senior Airman Brian Ybarbo)

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Farwell to Utah ANG's last KC-135 E-model

The last remaining KC-135 E-model Stratotanker assigned to the Utah Air National Guard's 151st Air Refueling Wing, was flown from the Air Guard base in Salt Lake City to nearby Hill Air Force Base where it was officially accepted into the Hill Aerospace Museum for public display. (U.S. Air Force photo/Maj. Krista DeAngelis)

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Farwell to Utah ANG's last KC-135 E-model

Col. Kelvin Findlay, 151st Air Refueling Wing commander, sits in the cockpit of the Utah Air National Guard's last KC-135 E-model Stratotanker before it was flown from the Air Guard base in Salt Lake City to nearby Hill Air Force Base where it was officially accepted into the Hill Aerospace Museum for public display. (U.S. Air Force photo/Staff Sgt. Emily Monson)

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Week in photos, May 22, 2009

Air Force Week in Photos for May 22 highlights photos from around the Air Force. In this photo by Senior Airman Christopher Bush, a KC-135 Stratotanker refuels a B-2 Spirit over the Pacific Ocean May 12 near Andersen Air Force Base, Guam. (U.S. Air Force photo illustration)

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Providing a presence

A KC-135 Stratotanker refuels a B-2 Spirit over the Pacific Ocean May 12 near Andersen Air Force Base, Guam. More than 100 Airmen and four KC-135s from the 452nd Air Mobility Wing at March Air Reserve Base, Calif., arrived at Andersen AFB at the end of April for deployment. (U.S. Air Force photo/Senior Airman Christopher Bush)

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Soaring high

A KC-135 Stratotanker flies over McGuire Air Force Base, N.J., May 12 on its way to an air refueling mission. The aircraft provides increased global mobility for U.S. armed forces. (U.S. Air Force photo/Tech. Sgt. Scott T. Sturkol)

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Time to go

While a KC-135 Stratotanker waits for the next mission, a C-17 Globemaster III takes off May 2 with a load of coalition people and cargo at Manas Air Base, Kyrgyzstan. The KC-135 fleet here flies daily aerial refueling sorties to sustain U.S. and coalition planes over Afghanistan. (U.S. Air Force photo/Tech. Sgt. Phyllis Hanson)

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Nellis to stand up new aircraft maintenance squadron

Staff Sgt. Jason Payne refuels an F-15 Eagle at Nellis Air Force Base, Nev. Sergeant Payne is an F-15 crew chief in the 926th Aircraft Maintenance Squadron. The 926th Group is an Air Force Reserve classic associate unit that supports the active-duty Air Air Force Warfare Center at Nellis with Air Force reservists. (U.S. Air Force photo/Senior Airman Larry E. Reid Jr.)

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Reserve Airmen complete deployment to Guam

A B-52 Stratofortress from Minot Air Force Base, N.D., receives fuel from a KC-135 Stratotanker over the Pacific Ocean during exercise Tropic Fury. Airmen of the 434th Air Refueling Wing from Grissom Air Reserve Base, Ind., recently completed a deployment in support of Pacific refueling operations. (U.S. Air Force photo/Master Sgt. Kevin J. Gruenwald)

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Ready for Round 2

An F-16 Fighting Falcon showing the aggressor paint scheme disconnects from a KC-10 Extender after being refueled during a Red Flag-Alaska exercise April 22 and is ready to re-engage the friendly forces. The F-16 is from the 18th Aggressor Squadron at Eielson Air Force Base, Alaska. (U.S. Air Force photo/Senior Airman Jonathan Snyder)

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KC-10s keep Red Flag-Alaska aircraft fueled to fight

An F-16 Fighting Falcon and an aggressor disconnects from a KC-10 Extender after being refueled during Red Flag-Alaska April 22 over Alaska. The Joint Pacific Alaskan Range Complex provides 67,000 square miles of airspace, one conventional bombing range and two tactical bombing ranges containing more than 400 different types of targets and more than 30 threat simulators, both manned and unmanned. The F-16 is assigned to the 18th Aggressor Squadron from Eielson Air Force Base, Alaska. (U.S. Air Force photo/Senior Airman Jonathan Snyder)

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Ready to rock

An F-22 Raptor veers to the right over Alaska's mountainous terrain April 15 after an in-flight refueling mission. The Raptor was one of several refueled by a KC-135 Stratotanker before returning to Elmendorf Air Force Base, Alaska. (U.S. Air Force photo/Senior Airman Laura Turner)

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AFSO 21 helps unit reduce steps, increase proficiency

Airman 1st Class Adam Kessler assists in refueling a C-17 Globemaster at Spangdahlem Air Base, Germany, April 10. The 726th Air Mobility Squadron recently conducted an Air Force Smart Operations for the 21st Century value stream analysis, looking for ways to streamline C-17 refueling and increase proficiency levels. The team came up with 84 suggested technical order improvements, which they will submit through Air Force TO improvement channels. Airman Kessler is assigned to the 52nd Logistics Readiness Squadron. (U.S. Air Force photo/Airman 1st Class Staci Miller)

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Need more fuel

A KC-135 Stratotanker from Royal Air Force Mildenhall, England, refuels a pair of F-16 Fighting Falcons April 7 during a multinational exercise over the Baltic States. The Stratotankers from RAF Mildenhall feature the "Box D" tail marking, dating back to World War II. (U.S. Air Force photo/Staff Sgt. Jerry Fleshman)

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Helicopter pilots train Japanese forces on air refueling

An HH-60G-Pave Hawk from the 33rd Rescue Squadron receives fuel from an MC-130 during a three-day intensive air refueling course March 24 at Kadena Air Base, Japan. Pilots from the 33rd RQS put together a refueling training program for Japanese Self Defense Force helicopter pilots to provide them the tools to begin conducting long-range rescue missions. (U.S. Air Force photo/Staff Sgt. Chrissy Best)

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Helicopter pilots train Japanese forces on air refueling

An HH-60G-Pave Hawk from the 33rd Rescue Squadron receives fuel from an MC-130 during a three-day intensive air refueling course March 24 at Kadena Air Base, Japan. Pilots from the 33rd RQS put together a refueling training program for Japanese Self Defense Force helicopter pilots to provide them the tools to begin conducting long-range rescue missions. (U.S. Air Force photo/Staff Sgt. Chrissy Best)

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Helicopter pilots train Japanese forces on air refueling

An MC-130 prepares to refuel helicopters during a three-day intensive air refueling course March 24 at Kadena Air Base, Japan. (U.S. Air Force photo/Staff Sgt. Chrissy Best)

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