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Alaska ANG support key to Northern Edge success

Two F-22 Raptors from the 3rd Wing at Elmendorf Air Force Base, Alaska, fly beside a KC-135 Stratotanker May 8 prior to refueling. The aircraft are part of the more than 120 participating in Northern Edge 2008, the largest military training exercise in Alaska. Aircrews train in counter-air, close-air-support and air-interdiction missions. An Alaska Air National Guard KC-135 from Eielson Air Force Base's 168th Air Refueling Wing, delivered the fuel during the mission. (U.S. Air Force photo/Tech. Sgt. Mikal Canfield)

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Alaska ANG KC-135s provide edge anytime, anywhere

Staff Sgt. Christian Willey handles the controls during a KC-135 Stratotanker aerial-refueling mission May 8 over Alaska. The flight was part of Northern Edge 2008, the largest military training exercise in Alaska, which began May 5 and concludes May 16. The Alaska Air National Guard's 168th Air Refueling Wing at Eielson Air Force Base, Alaska, performs daily refueling flights as part of the exercise. Sergeant Willey is a 168th ARW KC-135 boom operator. (U.S. Air Force photo/Tech. Sgt. Mikal Canfield)

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Alaska ANG KC-135s provide edge anytime, anywhere

Three F-15 Eagles from the 18th Wing at Kadena Air Base, Japan, fly beside a KC-135 Stratotanker after refueling May 8 over Alaska. The aircraft are part of the more than 120 participating in Northern Edge 2008, the largest military training exercise in Alaska. Aircrews train in counter-air, close-air-support and air-interdiction missions. An Alaska Air National Guard KC-135, from Eielson Air Force Base's 168th Air Refueling Wing delivered the fuel during the mission. (U.S. Air Force photo/Tech. Sgt. Mikal Canfield)

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Alaska ANG KC-135s provide edge anytime, anywhere

An F-22 Raptor from the 3rd Wing at Elmendorf Air Force Base, Alaska, rejoins the fight after refueling during Northern Edge 2008 May 8. Twelve Elmendorf AFB F-22s were part of the more than 120 aircraft participating in the largest military training exercise in Alaska. An Alaska Air National Guard KC-135 Stratotanker from Eielson Air Force Base, Alaska's, 168th Air Refueling Wing delivered the fuel during the refueling mission. (U.S. Air Force photo/Tech. Sgt. Mikal Canfield)

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Tanker refuelling an F-16

A KC-135 Stratotanker refuels an F-16 Fighting Falcon during a past Northern Edge exercise. Northern Edge '08, a joint training exercise hosted by the Alaskan Command, kicks off May 5. This year's exercise will involve more than 120 Air Force, Army, Air National Guard, Navy and Marine aircraft. (U.S. Air Force photo by Master Sgt. Rob Wieland)

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B-52 bomber and simulator

Richard Thomas manages the training inputs for a B-52 Stratofortress simulator April 28 at Barksdale Air Force Base, La. Using a simulator to training aircrews on the complicated B-52 air-refueling mission is safer and more cost effective than during actual flights. (U.S. Air Force photo/Lance Cheung)

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B-52 bomber and simulator

Capt. Joseph Babboni trains on a B-52 Stratofortress simulator April 28 at Barksdale Air Force Base, La. to improve his proficiency at air refueling. An actual flight in a B-52 bomber costs approximately $16,000 per hour. The flight simulator costs approximately $400 per hour to operate. Despite the cost savings, not all training can be a conducted in a simulator. Capt. Babboni is a pilot with the 11th Bomb Squadron. (U.S. Air Force photo/Lance Cheung)

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Soaring over Arizona

Four A-10 Thunderbolt IIs from the 355th Fighter Wing at Davis-Monthan Air Force Base, Ariz., fly in formation over Arizona April 29. The A-10s received in-flight refueling from a KC-135 Stratotanker from the Arizona Air National Guard's 161st Air Refueling Wing based in Phoenix. (U.S. Air Force photo/Senior Airman Alesia Goosic)

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Soaring over Arizona

Four A-10 Thunderbolt IIs from the 355th Fighter Wing at Davis-Monthan Air Force Base, Ariz., fly in formation over Arizona April 29. The A-10s received in-flight refueling from a KC-135 Stratotanker from the Arizona Air National Guard's 161st Air Refueling Wing based in Phoenix. (U.S. Air Force photo/Senior Airman Alesia Goosic)

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Soaring over Arizona

Master Sgt. Vincent Jones, a KC-135 Stratotanker boom operator with the Arizona Air National Guard's 161st Air Refueling Wing based in Phoenix, refuels an A-10 Thunderbolt II April 29 from the 355th Fighter Wing at Davis Monthan Air Force Base, Ariz. (U.S. Air Force photo/Senior Airman Alesia Goosic)

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Flight engineer reaches 10,000 flight hours

Senior Master Sgt. Robert Fisher, a flight engineer in the 908th Expeditionary Air Refueling Squadron at an air base in Southwest Asia, steps off a KC-10 Extender March 29 after his landmark flight where he surpassed 10,000 flight hours. (Courtesy photo)

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Upgraded B-52 on cutting edge

A B-52 prepares for departure as another B-52 arrives. The B-52 is capable of flying 8,800 miles without refueling and can carry a weapons load of up to 70,000 pounds. (U.S. Air Force photo/Tech. Sgt. Robert Horstman)

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Refueler maintenance

Tech. Sgt. Christopher Walls (left) and Staff Sgt. Chris Wietecha use a breakaway force tester March 25 on a KC-135 Stratotanker aerial refueling drogue. The sergeants are with the 452nd Maintenance Squadron's aircraft pneudraulics systems shop at March Air Reserve Base, Calif. March ARB, located in Southern California, is home to the largest air mobility wing in the Air Force Reserve Command. (U.S. Air Force photo/Val Gempis)

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Refueler maintenance

Staff Sgt. Chris Wietecha conducts a pressurization test March 25 on a KC-135 Stratotanker aerial refueling drogue. He is with the 452nd Maintenance Squadron's aircraft pneudraulics systems shop at March Air Reserve Base, Calif. March ARB, located in Southern California, is home to the largest air mobility wing in the Air Force Reserve Command. (U.S. Air Force photo/Val Gempis)

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March 25 airpower summary: KC-10s provide vital refueling support

A KC-10 Extendor is towed to a parking spot while a Global Hawk unmanned aerial vehicle waits to be prepared for take off from a Southwest Asia air base. (U.S. Air Force photo/Senior Airman Levi Riendeau)

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Women pilots: A weapon to be used

A B-52 Stratofortress prepares to receive fuel from a KC-135 Stratotanker during a practice aerial refueling mission March 19 near the Mariana Islands. The KC-135 is from the 106th Air Refueling Squadron of the Alabama Air National Guard and the B-52 is assigned to the 96th Expeditionary Bomb Squadron from Barksdale AFB, La. (U.S. Air Force photo/Staff Sgt. Vanessa Valentine)

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New tanker needed

A KC-135 Stratotanker sits on the flightline at Manas Air Base, Kyrgyzstan, awaiting ground crews to de-ice the tanker before it takes off on a refueling mission. The new KC-45A will replace the aging fleet of KC-135s. (U.S. Air Force photo/Staff Sgt. Paul Clifford)

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Can you fill 'er up?

A KC-135 Stratotanker from the Alaska Air National Guard's 168th Air Refueling Wing refuels an F-22 Raptor from the 90th Fighter Squadron at Elmendorf Air Force Base, Alaska. (U.S. Air Force photo/Airman 1st Class Jonathan Steffen)

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Stealthy stars and stripes

A pair of specially painted F-117 Nighthawks fly off from their last refueling by the Ohio National Guard's 121st Air Refueling Wing. The F-117s were retired March 11 in a farewell ceremony at Wright-Patterson Air Force Base, Ohio. (U.S. Air Force photo/Senior Master Sgt. Kim Frey)

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Air strikes hit more than 40 targets in Iraq

A B-1B Lancer from the 9th Expeditionary Bomb Squadron pulls away from a KC-135 Stratotanker from the 22nd Expeditionary Air Refueling Squadron at Manas Air Base, Kyrgyzstan, after receiving fuel over Afghanistan. Two B-1Bs hit reported al-Qaida safe havens Jan. 10 in Arab Jabour, Iraq. (U.S. Air Force photo/Staff Sgt. Angelique Perez)

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