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De-ice, then de-ploy

SALT LAKE CITY -- Crews of Utah Air National Guard’s 151st Maintenence Squadron here de-ice a KC-135E Stratotanker as the unit prepares to deploy overseas Feb. 25. Approximately 230 members of the Utah ANG deployed for a tour of duty that could last up to a year. (U.S. Air Force photo by Tech. Sgt. Burke Baker)

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F-4C Phantom and KC-135 tanker

1960s -- A flight of U.S. Air Force F-4C Phantom fighter bombers refuel from a KC-135 tanker aircraft before making a strike against communist targets in North Vietnam. The Phantoms are fully loaded with 750 pound general purpose bombs and rockets. (U.S. Air Force photo)

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C-9 Nightingale

1960s -- The C-9 Nightingale flew special aeromedical evacuation missions. The aircraft deployed August 1968 and its medical mission was retired August 2003. (U.S. Air Force photo)

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Tankers at sunset

MORON AIR BASE, Spain -- KC-135 Stratotankers sit parked on the ramp here at sunset July 14. (U.S. Air Force photo by Senior Airman Stacia M. Willis)

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KC-10

1980s -- The KC-10 Extender entered service in 1981. (U.S. Air Force photo)

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KC-10

1980s -- The KC-10 Extender entered service in 1981. (U.S. Air Force photo)

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Drogue check

EIELSON AIR FORCE BASE, Alaska -- Master Sgt. Steven Forgue inspects a drogue refueling basket on a KC-135R Stratotanker before taking off for a refueling mission in support of Cooperative Cope Thunder 2004-01 here July 21. Sergeant Forgue is a boom operator with the Alaska Air National Guard's 168th Air Refueling Squadron.(U.S. Air Force photo by Senior Airman Joshua Strang)

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Midas touch

MACDILL AIR FORCE BASE, Fla. -- Staff Sgt. Dallas Grover inspects the rivets on the lining plates of a KC-135 Stratotanker brake assembly here May 13. Sergeant Grover is assigned to the 6th Maintenance Squadron. (U.S. Air Force photo by Staff Sgt. Chad Chisholm)

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Lowering the boom

OVER IRAQ (AFPN) -- From a KC-135 Stratotanker, Tech. Sgt. John Baughman refuels an F-16 Fighting Falcon during a recent mission supporting Operation Iraqi Freedom. Sergeant Baughman is a boom operator deployed from the 92nd Air Refueling Squadron at Fairchild Air Force Base, Wash. The F-16 is assigned to the 555th Fighter Squadron at Aviano Air Base, Italy. (U.S. Air Force photo by Master Sgt. John E. Lasky)

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Away on vacation

ROYAL AIR FORCE FAIRFORD, England -- A KC-135 Stratotanker sits on a hardstand here May 7. The tanker is deployed from Royal Air Force Mildenhall while the runway there is closed for repaving. (U. S. Air Force photo by Airman 1st Class Franklin J. Perkins)

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Operation Noble Eagle

OVER SAN FRANCISCO -- A KC-135 Stratotanker from Beale Air Force Base, Calif., prepares to gas up two F-16 Fighting Falcons above San Francisco's Golden Gate Bridge. The Air Force Reserve Command tanker and fighter fleets fly regular training patrols as vital components to Operation Noble Eagle, along with Air National Guard and active-duty aircraft and people. (U.S. Air Force photo by Master Sgt. Lance Cheung)

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Operation Noble Eagle

BEALE AIR FORCE BASE, Calif. -- Crew chiefs with the 940th Aircraft Maintenance Squadron here discuss the day's maintenance tasks near a KC-135 Stratotanker. The Stratotankers participate in homeland defense missions in the western United States. The Airmen are (from left) Staff Sgt. Alison Baker, Airman 1st Class Darren Phelps, Staff Sgt. Brandon Kennerley and Senior Master Sgt. Nancy Hinojosa. (U.S. Air Force photo by Master Sgt. Lance Cheung)

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Keeping refuelers in air

SOUTHWEST ASIA -- Airman 1st Class Lacey Fontenot talks on her headset with other aircraft maintainers while preparing to launch a KC-10 Extender. She is an aerospace propulsion journeyman with the 380th Expeditionary Aircraft Maintenance Squadron at a forward-deployed location. (U.S. Air Force photo by Capt. Angela Smith)

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Fueling up an Eagle

OVER IRAQ -- An F-15E Strike Eagle from the 494th Fighter Squadron at Royal Air Force Lakenheath, England, is refueled by a KC-135 Stratotanker from the 340th Expeditionary Air Refueling Squadron during a combat sortie supporting Operation Iraqi Freedom on April 22. (U.S. Air Force photo by Staff Sgt. Aaron Allmon II)

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One billionth

SOUTHWEST ASIA -- An F-16 Fighting Falcon from the 555th Fighter Squadron at Aviano Air Base, Italy, refuels from a KC-135 Stratotanker on April 21 following an aerial refueling. The F-16 received the 1 billionth pound of fuel from Combined Forces Air Component Command refuelers since Jan. 30, 2003. (U.S. Air Force photo by Staff Sgt. Aaron Allmon II)

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One billionth

SOUTHWEST ASIA -- An F-16 Fighting Falcon from the 555th Fighter Squadron at Aviano Air Base, Italy, banks right after refueling from a KC-135 Stratotanker on April 21 following an aerial refueling. The F-16 received the 1 billionth pound of fuel from Combined Forces Air Component Command refuelers since Jan. 30, 2003. (U.S. Air Force photo by Staff Sgt. Aaron Allmon II)

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One billion pounds of fuel

SOUTHWEST ASIA -- An F-16 Fighting Falcon from the 555th Fighter Squadron at Aviano Air Base, Italy, approaches a KC-135 Stratotanker from the 340th Expeditionary Air Refueling Squadron on April 21. The F-16 received the 1 billionth pound of fuel from Combined Forces Air Component Command refuelers since Jan. 30, 2003. (U.S. Air Force photo by Staff Sgt. Aaron Allmon II)

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Stop alert

ROYAL AIR FORCE FAIRFORD, England -- A member of the 100th Security Forces Squadron helps create a perimeter around a KC-135 Stratotanker as part of a stop alert exercise here April 13. The 100th Security Forces Squadron is located at Royal Air Force Mildenhall, England. (U.S. Air Force photo by Senior Airman Stacia M. Willis)

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Lord of the rings

ROYAL AIR FORCE MILDENHALL, England -- Staff Sgt. Corey Wright inspects KC-135 Stratotanker brake rings to ensure an even coat of paint has been applied. Sergeant Wright is an aircraft structural maintainer on temporary duty here from Fairchild Air Force Base, Wash. (U.S. Air Force photo by Airman 1st Class Franklin J. Perkins)

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Noble Eagle

OVER THE SAN FRANCISCO BAY -- Two F-16 Fighting Falcons move into a precontact position with a KC-135E Stratotanker before refueling during an Operation Noble Eagle training patrol March 16. The F-16s are assigned to the California Air National Guard's 144th Fighter Wing in Fresno and the KC-135E is assigned to the 940th Aerial Refueling Wing at Beale Air Force Base, Calif. (U.S. Air Force photo by Master Sgt. Lance Cheung)

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