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Kadena medics gain knowledge while deployed

KADENA AIR BASE, Japan -- Capt. Raul Rubio (foreground) and Tech. Sgt. Heather Robertson load a mannequin inside a KC-135 Stratotanker during a training mission here. The Airmen are practicing "opportune aircraft" loading procedures. During the flight, they also simulated various medical training scenarios using the mannequin as a simulated patient. The Airmen are assigned to the 18th Aeromedical Evacuation Squadron. (U.S. Air Force photo by Master Sgt. Val Gempis)

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Kadena medics gain knowledge while deployed

KADENA AIR BASE, Japan -- Airmen with the 18th Aeromedical Evacuation Squadron set up patient support pallets inside a KC-135 Stratotanker during a training mission here. During the flight, Airmen used a mannequin to simulate medical scenarios. (U.S. Air Force photo by Master Sgt. Val Gempis)

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Kadena medics gain knowledge while deployed

KADENA AIR BASE, Japan -- Staff Sgt. Cat Lanzillotta (foreground) and Capt. Michael Wascher secure litters on a patient support pallet inside a KC-135 Stratotanker in preparation for a training 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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Sentry Eagle

KINGSLEY FIELD, Ore. -- A formation of F-15 Eagles from the Oregon Air National Guard receive fuel from a Washington Air National Guard KC-135 Stratotanker during Exercise Sentry Eagle on Aug. 10th. Sentry Eagle is a biannual, two-day exercise held by the Oregon Air National Guard’s 173rd Fighter Wing. The exercise emphasizes tactics for defending friendly airspace and assets from a variety of adversaries as well as exposing participants to multiservice military forces. (U.S. Air Force photo by Staff Sgt. James L. Harper Jr.)

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Ambassador

ROYAL AIR FORCE MILDENHALL, England -- American Ambassador to the United Kingdom Bob Tuttle receives a briefing on boom operations for the KC-135 Stratotanker by Senior Airman Luke Mailander here Aug. 9. Airman Mailander is a assigned to the 100th Air Refueling Wing. (U.S. Air Force photo by Staff Sgt. Bradley C. Church)

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Operation Enduring Freedom and Operation Iraqi Freedom

OPERATION ENDURING FREEDOM -- Senior Airman William Paull, a boom operator on a KC-135 Stratotanker, refuels a B-52 Stratofortress over a forward-deployed location July 25. Senior Airman Paull is deployed to the 28th Expeditionary Refueling Squadron from the 911th Air Refueling Squadron at Grand Forks Air Force Base, N.D. (U.S. Air Force photo by Staff Sgt. Jocelyn Rich)

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Preflight check

OPERATION ENDURING FREEDOM -- Capts. David Eisenbrey, left, and Ryan Budinko conduct preflight checks in a KC-135 Stratotanker before an air refueling mission at a forward-deployed location. Both are deployed to the 28th Expeditionary Air Refueling Squadron from the 905th Air Refueling Squadron at Grand Forks Air Force Base, N.D. (U.S. Air Force photo by Staff Sgt. Jocelyn Rich)

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Airmen deliver fuel in flight

SOUTHWEST ASIA -- Capt. Brandon Fleck prepares for a refueling mission in a KC-135 Stratotanker's flight deck. He is a pilot with the 340th Expeditionary Air Refueling Squadron at a forward-deployed location. (U.S. Air Force photo by Tech. Sgt. Mark Munsey)

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Airmen deliver fuel in flight

SOUTHWEST ASIA -- Staff Sgt. Jonny Gomez works the control panel of a KC-135 Stratotanker as he unloads fuel into a B-52 Stratofortress. He is a boom operator with the 340th Expeditionary Air Refueling Squadron at a forward-deployed location. (U.S. Air Force photo by Tech. Sgt. Mark Munsey)

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Tanker pride

FAIRCHILD AIR FORCE BASE, Wash. -- A KC-135 Stratotanker lifts off the runway here for an early morning refueling mission. (U.S. Air Force photo by Airman 1st Class Nathan Putz)

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Joint effort

OVER THE PERSIAN GULF -- An F/A-18C Hornet receives fuel from an Air Force KC-135 Stratotanker during a combat mission here April 20. (U.S. Navy photo by Cmdr. Don Berry)

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Tanker marshal

POPE AIR FORCE BASE, N.C. -- Senior Airman Roger McAtee marshals in a KC-135 Stratotanker to its parking spot after landing here April 5 during the joint forcible entry exercise. The joint airdrop exercise is designed to enhance service cohesiveness between the U.S. Army and Air Force giving both services an opportunity to properly execute large-scale heavy equipment and troop movement. Airman McAtee is a crew chief with the 743rd Aircraft Maintenance Squadron. (U.S. Air Force photo by Staff Sgt. Jeromy K. Cross)

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Maintainers keep Stratotankers airborne

SOUTHWEST ASIA -- Senior Airman Mark Lewis removes a panel from an engine mounting strut on a KC-135 Stratotanker here. He is a KC-135 maintainer assigned to the 340th Aircraft Maintenance Unit and deployed from Grand Forks Air Force Base, N.D. The 340th AMU is part of the 379th Expeditionary Aircraft Maintenance Squadron. (U.S. Air Force photo by Staff Sgt. Colette Bennett)

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Tanker contract award announced

SOUTHWEST ASIA -- Senior Airman Abby Hernandez reconnects components of a KC-135 Stratotanker engine that was just installed. KC-135 engines are very reliable and rarely have to be swapped. Airmen at a forward-deployed location recently had to replace an engine on two KC-135s in the span of about a week. Airman Hernandez is deployed with the 380th Expeditionary Aircraft Maintenance Squadron. (U.S. Air Force photo by Airman 1st Class Bruce Hedrick)

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Snowbody knows

MANAS AIR BASE, Kyrgyzstan -- Staff Sgts. Michael Coakley and Charles McDaniel clear snow from the engine of a KC-135 Stratotanker. The base here received 14 inches of snow in 36 hours. The Airmen are crew chiefs assigned to the 376th Expeditionary Aircraft Maintenance Squadron. (U.S. Air Force photo by Jim Westfall)

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Boom operators provide fuel for warfighters

OVER IRAQ -- An F-15 Eagle lines up to receive fuel from a KC-135 Stratotanker during a combat mission supporting Operation Iraqi Freedom. (U.S. Air Force photo by Senior Master Sgt. Mark Moss)

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Watchful eye

SOUTHWEST ASIA -- An Airman takes a look outside from the inside of a KC-135 Stratotanker cockpit while preparing for a mission at a forward-deployed location in support of operations Iraqi Freedom and Enduring Freedom Jan. 11. The Airman is assigned to the 380th Air Expeditionary Wing. (U.S. Air Force photo by Airman 1st Class Bruce Hedrick)

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Winter wonderland

EIELSON AIR FORCE BASE, Alaska -- KC-135 Stratotankers from Kadena Air Base, Japan, and the Alaska Air National Guard's 168th Air Refueling Wing sit on the flightline here Dec. 21. The Alaskan tankers belong to the only Arctic-region refueling unit for Pacific Air Forces. (U.S. Air Force photo by Senior Airman Joshua Strang)

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It's all good

ANDERSEN AIR FORCE BASE, Guam - Tech. Sgt. Dave Burts supervises an operations check on the rear flight controls of a KC-135 Stratotanker before takeoff here recently. Sergeant Burts is a crew chief assigned to the Washington Air National Guard's 141st Air Refueling Wing at Fairchild Air Force Base, Wash. (U.S. Air Force photo by Staff Sgt. Bennie J. Davis III)

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Thunderbird refuel

OVER SOUTH CAROLINA -- A Tennessee Air National Guard KC-135 Stratotanker refuels an Air Force Thunderbird recently. (U.S. Air Force photo by Tech. Sgt. Marvin R. Preston)

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