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Tanker sunset

ROYAL AIR FORCE MILDENHALL, England (AFPN) -- A KC-135 Stratotanker sits on the flightline during a recent sunset. The KC-135 is deployed here from Fairchild Air Force Base, Wash. and provides aerial refueling support to Air Force, Navy and Marine Corps aircraft as well as aircraft of allied nations. (U.S. Air Force photo by Staff Sgt. Jeanette Copeland )

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Making contact

OVER UTAH (AFPN) -- An F-16 Fighting Falcon aircraft refuels with a KC-135 Stratotanker. The F-16 is with the 419th Fighter Wing at Hill Air Force Base, Utah. The KC-135 is with the 939th Air Refueling Wing in Portland, Ore. (U.S. Air Force photo by Master Sgt. Ruby Zarzyczny)

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Keeping Stratotankers flying

YOKOTA AIR BASE, Japan (AFPN) -- (Left to right) Tech Sgt. Julian Christian, Staff Sgt. Gene Pietro and Senior Airman James Taimanglo inspect their KC-135 Stratotanker aircraft before an exercise Cope North 05 morning sortie. Cope North is a bilateral exercise designed to enhance U.S. and Japanese air operations. It gives pilots from both countries opportunities to conduct training in air combat tactics, electronic combat and airborne air control. The Airmen are with the 718th Aircraft Maintenance Squadron here. (U.S. Air Force photo by Master Sgt. Val Gempis)

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Keeping Stratotankers flying

YOKOTA AIR BASE, Japan (AFPN) -- Crew chief Tech. Sgt. Julian Christian cleans the windshield of his KC-135 Stratotanker before an exercise Cope North 05 morning sortie. Cope North is a bilateral exercise designed to enhance U.S. and Japanese air operations. It gives pilots from both countries opportunities to conduct training in air combat tactics, electronic combat and airborne air control. Sergeant Christian is with the 718th Aircraft Maintenance Squadron here. (U.S. Air Force photo by Master Sgt. Val Gempis)

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Keeping Stratotankers flying

YOKOTA AIR BASE, Japan (AFPN) -- KC-135 Stratotanker pilot Capt. Brian Burr (right), preflights his aircraft with crew chief Senior Airman James Taimanglo before an exercise Cope North 05 morning sortie. Cope North is a bilateral exercise to enhance U.S. and Japanese air operations. It gives pilots from both countries opportunities to conduct training in air combat tactics, electronic combat and airborne air control. Captain Burr is with the 909th Air Refueling Squadron, and Airman Taimanglo with the 718th Aircraft Maintenance Squadron here. (U.S. Air Force photo by Master Sgt. Val Gempis)

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Keeping Stratotankers flying

YOKOTA AIR BASE, Japan (AFPN) -- KC-135 Stratotanker pilot Capt. Brian Burr (left), preflights his aircraft with crew chief Senior Airman James Taimanglo before an exercise Cope North 05 morning sortie. Cope North is a bilateral exercise to enhance U.S. and Japanese air operations. It gives pilots from both countries opportunities to conduct training in air combat tactics, electronic combat and airborne air control. Captain Burr is with the 909th Air Refueling Squadron, and Airman Taimanglo with the 718th Aircraft Maintenance Squadron here. (U.S. Air Force photo by Master Sgt. Val Gempis)

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Tanker contract award announced

TINKER AIR FORCE BASE, Okla. -- Michelle Henn works in the tear down area of the overhaul shop here, disconnecting hydraulic and electrical lines and removing the tail cone of a KC-135 Stratotanker's refueling boom. (U.S. Air Force photo by Margo Wright)

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Tankers retrain

FAIRCHILD AIR FORCE BASE, Wash. -- Captains Jay Butterfield and Jeff Paget (left and far left), and 509th Weapons Squadron cadre, review a KC-135 Stratotanker's maintenance records with a crew chief from the 92nd Aircraft Maintenance Squadron. The captains are KC-135 Weapons Instructor Course students at the squadron here. (U.S. Air Force photo by Shadi May)

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Target run

ROYAL AIR FORCE MILDENHALL, England -- A KC-135R Stratotanker accompanies two F-16 Fighting Falcons and two F-15E Strike Eagles to a simulated target. (U.S. Air Force photo by Staff Sgt. Valerie Smith)

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New tanker ramp opens at deployed base

SOUTHWEST ASIA (AFPN) -- A crew chief signals to the pilot of a KC-135 as the aircraft becomes the first to taxi onto this desert air bases new tanker ramp Oct. 22. The new ramp allows the 380th Air Expeditionary Wing to consolidate many of its aircraft in one area, increasing efficiency. (U.S. Air Force photo by Senior Airman Dierra Stokes)

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Multipoint

MANAS AIR BASE, Kyrgyzstan -- Airman 1st Class Joseph Lameris, front, and Staff Sgt. Alika Beyer conduct maintenance on a multipoint refueling system pod mounted to a KC-135 Stratotanker. They are assigned to the 376th Expeditionary Aircraft Maintenance Squadron here. (U.S. Air Force photo by Airman 1st Class Barry Loo)

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Thunderous combat

EIELSON AIR FORCE BASE, Alaska -- A KC-135 Stratotanker from Kadena Air Base, Japan, lands here Oct. 7 after an area familiarization flight in preparation for exercise Cope Thunder 06-1. The two-week Alaskan exercise is the largest air combat training exercise, involving more than 1,000 active-duty and Air National Guard Airmen and 87 aircraft. (U.S. Air Force photo by Staff Sgt. Joshua Strang)

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Military appreciation

AUBURN, Ala. -- A KC-135R Stratotanker flies over Auburn University's homecoming game here Sept. 24 in support of military appreciation day and the Air Force anniversary. The KC-135 is from the Alabama Air National Guard's 117th Air Refueling Wing in Birmingham, Ala. (U.S. Air Force photo by 2nd Lt. Sean Flynn)

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Cargo tie-down

SCOTT AIR FORCE BASE, Ill. - From left to right Staff Sgt. Ralph Hoffmann helps Capt. Barbara Kippins and Tech. Sgt. Todd Hughes secure cargo on a KC-135 Stratotanker before departing to San Antonio Sept. 24, while assisting with Hurricane Rita humanitarian operations. Sergeant Hoffman is from the 54th Air Refueling Squadron at Altus Air Force Base, Okla., and Capt. Kippins and Sergeant Hughes are from the 375th Aeromedical Evacuation Squadron here. (U.S. Air Force photo by Tech. Sgt. Jennifer C. Wallis)

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Cargo tie-down

SCOTT AIR FORCE BASE, Ill. -- Capt. Barbara Kippins and Tech. Sgt. Todd Hughes strap down cargo on a KC-135 Stratotanker prior to departing for San Antonio Sept. 24, while assisting with humanitarian operations. Both Airmen are from the 375th Aeromedical Evacuation Squadron, Scott Air Force Base, Ill. (U.S. Air Force photo by Tech. Sgt. Jennifer C. Wallis)

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Air refueling missions essential to ground troops

SOUTHWEST ASIA -- Capt. Scott Meyer waits for permission to take off from a forward-deployed location. He is a KC-135 Stratotanker pilot assigned to the 908th Expeditionary Air Refueling Squadron and is from McConnell Air Force Base, Kan. He flies air refueling missions almost daily over Afghanistan and Iraq. (U.S. Air Force photo by Staff Sgt. Justin Jacobs)

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Air refueling missions essential to ground troops

OVER IRAQ -- Airman 1st Class Philip Inmon moves the joystick as a fighter aircraft flies in close for fuel. The boom operator uses the joystick to maneuver a boom that connects his KC-135 Stratotanker with another aircraft, and the transfer of fuel allows the other aircraft to stay airborne longer. Airman Inmon is a KC-135 boom operator and is deployed from McConnell Air Force Base, Kan. (U.S. Air Force photo by Staff Sgt. Justin Jacobs)

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Air refueling missions essential to ground troops

OVER IRAQ -- An F-16 Fighting Falcon moves into place behind a KC-135 Stratotanker. The KC-135 is from the 92nd Air Refueling Wing at Fairchild Air Force Base, Wash., and the crew flying it is from McConnell AFB, Kan. Thirty-five aircraft are refueled on an average day by coalition aircraft. (U.S. Air Force photo by Staff Sgt. Justin Jacobs)

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Flying colors

OVER NEVADA -- An F-16 Fighting Falcon from the 64th Aggressor Squadron at Nellis Air Force Base, Nev., approaches the boom on of a KC-135 Stratotanker to refuel during a Red Flag mission recently. The F-16s have a unique paint scheme to match their role as simulated enemy Mig aircraft during quarterly Red Flag exercises. (U.S. Air Force photo by Master Sgt Robert W. Valenca)

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AF File Photo

KADENA AIR BASE, Japan -- (From left) Capt. Jackie Dillon, Tech. Sgts. Enrique Ferreira and Dawn Ryan, and Staff Sgt. Joe Lueders set up a patient support pallet inside a KC-135 Stratotanker during a mission here. The Airmen are assigned to the 18th Aeromedical Evacuation Squadron. (U.S. Air Force photo by Master Sgt. Val Gempis)

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