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Fuel for the fight

OPERATION IRAQI FREEDOM -- A KC-135 Stratotanker from Royal Air Force Mildenhall, England, lands after a mission in the eastern Mediterranean in support of Operation Iraqi Freedom. (U.S. Air Force photo by Master Sgt. Mark Bucher)
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Another job well done

SOUTHWEST ASIA -- Tanker maintenance troops from the 319th Air Refueling Wing at Grand Forks Air Force Base, N.D., watch as a tanker from the 22nd ARW at McConnelll AFB, Kan., rolls off into the sunset for a night air-refueling mission. Tanker units from Grand Forks; McConnell; MacDill AFB, Fla; Robins AFB, Ga.; and Fairchild AFB, Wash., combined here for a short time to work together in the 340th Expeditionary Air Refueling Squadron. (U.S. Air Force photo by Staff Sgt. Scott T. Sturkol)
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Feeding the Eagle

OPERATION IRAQI FREEDOM (AFPN) -- A KC-135 Stratotanker from the 380th Air Expeditionary Wing refuels an F-15E Strike Eagle on a combat mission over Iraq. (U.S. Air Force photo by Maj. Robert Couse-Baker)
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Van Cleave

GANCI AIR BASE, Kyrgyzstan -- Airman 1st Class Ryan Van Cleave signals for a communication and navigation specialist during preflight procedures. Van Cleave and his fellow crew chiefs and maintenance specialists kept the KC-135 Stratotanker fleet here at 100-percent mission capable for 17 consecutive days Aug. 25 through Sept. 10. (U.S. Air Force photo by Tech. Sgt. James A. Rush)
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Tanker contract award announced

OPERATION IRAQI FREEDOM -- A KC-135 Stratotanker from the 340th Expeditionary Air Refueling Squadron prepares to refuel to an F-15E Strike Eagle over the skies of Iraq during a mission Aug. 28. (U.S. Air Force photo by: Staff Sgt Lee A Osberry Jr.)
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Tanker contract award announced

FILE PHOTO -- A KC-135 Stratotanker refuels an F-16 Fighting Falcon. Air Force Secretary Dr. James G. Roche concluded testimony before the Senate Armed Services Committee on Sept. 4. He answered questions about the 2004 Air Force Tanker Lease Proposal, which would replace ageing KC-135s with leased KC-767s. (U.S. Air Force photo by Tech. Sgt. Mike Buytas)
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Tanker support

INCIRLIK AIR BASE, Turkey -- A KC-135 Stratotanker from the Air National Guard's 121st Air Refueling Wing at Rickenbacker International Airport, Ohio, touches down on the flightline here. U.S. officials are sending four KC-135 Stratotanker aircraft and six aircrews to provide air-refueling support for operations Enduring Freedom and Iraqi Freedom. Aircraft and people began arriving Aug. 19 and should be in place by Aug. 23. (U.S. Air Force photo by Tech. Sgt. Vince Parker)
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Wing walker

OPERATION ENDURING FREEDOM -- Staff Sgt. Mark Koehler inspects the wing of a KC-135R Stratotanker after it arrived at a forward-deployed location in Southwest Asia. Koehler is a crew chief deployed from the 92nd Air Refueling Wing at Fairchild Air Force Base, Wash. (U.S. Air Force photo by Staff Sgt. Kyle D. Smith)
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Can you spare a wheel?

ROYAL AIR FORCE LAKENHEATH, England -- Senior Airman James Carey removes a KC-135R Stratotanker wheel from the tire. His wheel and tire section here serves as the regional repair facility for all European, in-transient and Southwest Asian theaters. Carey is deployed to RAF Lakenheath from the 319th Maintenance Squadron at Grand Forks Air Force Base, N.D. (U.S. Air Force photo by Airman 1st Class Franklin J. Perkins)
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Reflections on refueling

OPERATION IRAQI FREEDOM -- An F-15E Strike Eagle prepares to receive fuel from a KC-135R Stratotanker. Master Sgt. Sam Blackwell, the boom operator, is seen reflected in the operator's window. Blackwell and the KC-135R are deployed from Pease Air National Guard Base, N. H. (U.S. Air Force photo by Master Sgt. Terry L. Blevins)
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Tanker fuels tanker

OPERATION IRAQI FREEDOM -- Master Sgt. Sam Blackwell prepares to transfer fuel to a KC-10 Extender. He is a boom operator on a KC-135 Stratotanker deployed from Pease Air National Guard Base, N.H. (U.S. Air Force photo by Master Sgt. Terry L. Blevins)
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Bomber meets boomer

GRAND FORKS AIR FORCE BASE, N.D. -- A B-1 Lancer from Ellsworth Air Force Base, S.D., negotiates its way to an aerial refueling boom of a KC-135 Stratotanker from the 905th Air Refueling Wing based here. (U.S. Air Force photo by Tech. Sgt. Jim Varhegyi)
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The de-ice man cometh

GRAND FORKS AIR FORCE BASE, N.D. -- A maintainer from the 319th Aircraft Maintenance Squadron prepares to de-ice a KC-135 Stratotanker during the onset of a snowstorm. Temperatures average about 7 degrees during the wintertime but eventually rise to an average of 70 in the summer. (U.S. Air Force photo by Tech. Sgt. Jim Varhegyi)
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New tanker to bring increased capabilities to warfighter

A KC-135 Stratotanker undergoes an isochronal inspection at Royal Air Force Mildenhall, England. The inspection begins with all access panels being removed to check flight controls. Air Force officials announced the selection of the Northrop Grumman company to replace the aging KC-135 and to produce up to 179 of the new air refuelers. (U.S. Air Force photo/Airman 1st Class Franklin J. Perkins)
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Stratotanker taxi

MACDILL AIR FORCE BASE, Fla. (AFPN) -- Tech. Sgt. Christopher White waits to marshal in a KC-135E Stratotanker returning from Southwest Asia. An Air Force plan to replace aging KC-135s with leased 767s is currently under review by the Department of Defense. White is a crew chief in the 6th Aircraft Maintenance Squadron here. (U.S. Air Force photo by Tech. Sgt. Douglas K. Lingefelt)
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Fueling the fight

OPERATION ENDURING FREEDOM -- Staff Sgt. Bob Spychalski, a KC-135 Stratotanker boom operator, 28th Expeditionary Air Refueling Squadron, prepares to refuel a B-52 Stratofortress on its way to Afghanistan, May 7, 2003. (U.S. Air Force photo by Tech. Sgt. Richard Freeland)
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I see the light

ROYAL AIR FORCE MILDENHALL, UNITED KINGDOM -- Airman 1st Class Christopher Staley, 100th Maintenance Squadron, RAF Mildenhall, U.K., looks under a special light for a final inspection of a KC-135 part ensuring it's free of cracks. This light is the final stage, after soaking and washing the part in a liquid penetrating solution, to ensure the part is operational. (U.S. Air Force photo by Airman 1st Class Meghan E. Geis)
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Formation of friends

OPERATION IRAQI FREEDOM -- Aircraft of the 379th Air Expeditionary Wing and coalition counterparts stationed together in a deployed location in southwest Asia fly over the desert., April 14, 2003. Aircraft include KC-135 Stratotanker, F-15E Strike Eagle, F-117 Nighthawk, F-16CJ, British GR-4 Tornado, and Australian F/A-18 Hornet. (U.S. Air Force photo by Master Sgt. Ron Przysucha)
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Gas line

OPERATION IRAQI FREEDOM -- Aircraft of the 379th Air Expeditionary Wing and coalition counterparts fly over the desert April 14. Aircraft include the KC-135 Stratotanker, F-15E Strike Eagle, F-117 Nighthawk, F-16 Fighting Falcon, British GR-4 Tornado and Australian F/A-18 Hornet. (U.S. Air Force photo by Master Sgt. Ron Przysucha)
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