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347th RG rescues and refuels during Trident Juncture 2015

Two Airmen, assigned to the 71st Rescue Squadron at Moody Air Force Base, Ga., look out the windows of a C-130J Super Hercules during rescue and refueling training near Beja Air Base, Portugal, Oct. 23, 2015. The training was in support of Trident Juncture 2015, the largest NATO exercise conducted in the past 20 years, involving more than 35,000 troops from over 30 NATO member nations and partners. (U.S. Air Force photo/Airman 1st Class Luke Kitterman)
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347th RG rescues and refuels during Trident Juncture 2015

Two pilots, assigned to the 71st Rescue Squadron at Moody Air Force Base, Ga., fly a C-130J Super Hercules during rescue and refueling training near Beja Air Base, Portugal, Oct. 23, 2015. The training was in support of Trident Juncture 2015, the largest NATO exercise conducted in the past 20 years, involving more than 35,000 troops from over 30 NATO member nations and partners. (U.S. Air Force photo/Airman 1st Class Luke Kitterman)
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KC-46A equipment processing begins

Rick Hammock, the 97th Maintenance Squadron aerospace ground equipment work leader, examines a mobile power generator for the KC-46A Pegasus with Staff Sgt. Detreck Ortiz (middle), a 22nd MXS aerospace ground equipment journeyman, and Staff Sgt. Allan Shurtz, a 931st MXS aerospace ground equipment journeyman, Oct. 27, 2015, at McConnell Air Force Base, Kan. Personnel from the three maintenance squadrons are working with the 22nd Logistics Readiness Squadron as maintenance equipment is shipped to McConnell in preparation of the arrival of the KC-46. (U.S. Air Force photo/Senior Airman Victor J. Caputo)
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Lilac Princesses get glimpse at Fairchild’s refueling capabilities

Two F-15E Strike Eagles from Mountain Home Air Force Base, Idaho, fly alongside the wing of a KC-135 Stratotanker from Fairchild Air Force Base, Wash., during a refueling mission June 25, 2015, over the Inland Northwest. During the mission some of the F-15E Strike Eagles were flown by Republic of Singapore air force pilots in training, as well as American pilots. (U.S. Air Force photo/Staff Sgt. Veronica Montes)
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Gas and go!

An F-22 Raptor assigned to the 525th Fighter Squadron from Joint Base Elmendorf-Richardson, Alaska, maneuvers into refueling position after conducting an air combat maneuvering sortie over Alaska, May 7, 2015. The F-22 was refueled by a KC-10 Extender from the 76th Air Refueling Squadron, at Joint Base McGuire-Dix-Lakehurst, N.J. (U.S. Air Force photo/Staff Sgt. Sheila deVera)
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Pit stop

An F-16 Fighting Falcon from the 354th Fighter Wing at Eielson Air Force Base, Alaska, is refueled by a KC-135 Stratotanker from Fairchild Air Force Base, Washington, May 4, 2015, during Red Flag-Alaska 15-2. The KC-135 provides the core aerial refueling capability for the Air Force, allowing aircraft to linger in airspace during exercises and contingency and humanitarian operations. (U.S. Air Force photo/Staff Sgt. Shawn Nickel)
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Fill 'er up

Pilots in an F-15E Strike Eagle receive fuel from a New Hampshire Air National Guard KC-135R Stratotanker March 17, 2015, over North Carolina. The pilots and F-15E are from Seymour Johnson Air Force Base, N.C. (U.S. Air National Guard photo/Airman Ashlyn J. Correia)
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Altus AFB produces mission capable boom operators

Airman 1st Class Greg Adams refuels a B-1B Lancer in the Boom Operator Weapons System Trainer Sept. 22, 2014, at the KC-135 Stratotanker Aircrew Training Center on Altus Air Force Base, Okla. Altus AFB hosts two BOWST in its training facility. The BOWST is an inflight refueling training simulator that helps students become proficient in operating in a boom pod before they step into an actual refueling aircraft. Adams is a student with the 97th Training Squadron. (U.S. Air Force photo/Senior Airman Franklin R. Ramos)
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Altus AFB produces mission capable boom operators

Airman 1st Class Greg Adams refuels a B-1B Lancer in the Boom Operator Weapons System Trainer Sept. 22, 2014, at the KC-135 Stratotanker Aircrew Training Center on Altus Air Force Base, Okla. Altus AFB hosts two BOWST in its training facility. The BOWST is an inflight refueling training simulator that helps students become proficient in operating in a boom pod before they step into an actual refueling aircraft. Adams is a student with the 97th Training Squadron. (U.S. Air Force photo/Senior Airman Franklin R. Ramos)
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Fill 'er up

Members of the 121st Air Refueling Wing refuel an F-15E Strike Eagle using a KC-135A Stratotanker Sept. 11, 2014, off the coast of North Carolina during an exercise. The 121st ARW is from the Rickenbacker Air National Guard Base, Ohio. (U.S. Air National Guard photo/Airman 1st Class Wendy Kuhn)
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Lt. Col. Matthew Yaun conducts aerial operations during a training flight onboard a C-17 Globemaster III Sept. 8, 2014, near Joint Base Charleston, S.C. Training flights are vital to the operational success of Airmen because they help develop the necessary skills for combat and humanitarian missions. Yaun is a pilot assigned to the 300th Airlift Squadron. (U.S. Air Force photo/Tech. Sgt. Barry Loo)
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Senior Master Sgt. Phillip Johnson conducts backing procedures prior to a training flight onboard a C-17 Globemaster III Sept. 8, 2014, at Joint Base Charleston, S.C. Training flights are vital to the operational success of Airmen because they help develop the necessary skills for combat and humanitarian missions. Johnson is a loadmaster assigned to the 300th Airlift Squadron. (U.S. Air Force photo/Tech. Sgt. Barry Loo)
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Airmen train Marines on aircraft refueling

Marine Corps Lance Cpl. Derrick Wilkerson logs a consolidation sheet during a field exchange program Feb. 6, 2014, at Kadena Air Base, Japan. The 18th Logistics Readiness Squadron provided training to Marines to teach bulk refueling techniques, lab analysis and issuance of aviation fuels. Wilkerson is a 9th Engineer Support Battalion bulk fuel technician. (U.S. Air Force photo/Naoto Anazawa)
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Airmen train Marines on aircraft refueling

Tech. Sgt. Richard Crom presents a container of a fuel and water mixture during a field exchange program Feb. 6, 2014, at Kadena Air Base, Japan. The Field Exchange Program is the first of its kind which combines the Air Force and Marine Corps training on fuel procedures. Crom is the 18th Logistics Readiness Squadron NCO in charge of the fuel lab. (U.S. Air Force photo/Naoto Anazawa)
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Airmen train Marines on aircraft refueling

Marine Corps Cpl. Daniel Ramirez takes a sample from a fuel tank during a field exchange program Feb. 6, 2014, at Kadena Air Base, Japan. The 18th Logistics Readiness Squadron is the largest fuel operation in Pacific Air Forces and recently took part in a Field Exchange Program in which five Marines came to work with the 18th LRS for six months. Ramirez is a 9th Engineer Support Battalion bulk fuel technician. (U.S. Air Force photo/Naoto Anazawa)
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Col. John York pilots an F-15 Eagle ahead of Lt. Col. Sean Navin, who flies an F-16 Falcon on its final mission for the 144th Fighter Wing, California Air National Guard. The F-16s have been transferred to the 162nd Fighter Wing in Tucson, Ariz., as a result of the 144th Fighter Wing receiving the F-15 Eagle as their new airframe. York is the 144th Operations Group commander. Navin is the commander of the 194th Fighter Squadron.
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Tech. Sgt. Lance Murphy, a dedicated crewchief and hot pad supervisor, talks to a fuels distribution operator as Senior Airman Jeremy Houser, a dedicated crewchief, speaks to the pilot while avionics craftsman Staff Sgt. Courtney Franks hooks a fueling hose into the F-35 Lightning II joint strike fighter on a quick-turn hot pit refueling during a training flight June 20, 2013, at Eglin Air Force Base, Fla. The airmen are assigned to the 33rd Maintenance Group. The aircraft is still in the testing phase and will be used by the Air Force, Navy and Marine Corps, along with international partners such as the United Kingdom.
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Senior Airman Jeremy Houser gives parking directions to F-35 Lightning II pilot Col. Stephen Jost, the 33rd Operations Group commander, during a quick-turn hot pit refueling mission June 20, 2013, at Eglin Air Force Base, Fla. Both Airmen are assigned to the 33rd Fighter Wing and are part of the testing program for the fifth generation fighter. Houser is an F-35 Lightning II joint strike fighter crewchief assigned to the 33rd Maintenance Group.
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taff Sgt. Matthew Stormer performs a preflight inspection on a F-35 Lightning II joint strike fighter before a training and testing mission June 20, 2013, at Eglin Air Force Base, Fla.The aircraft is still in the testing phase and will be used by the Air Force, Navy and Marine Corps, along with international partners such as the United Kingdom. Stormer is a dedicated crewchief assigned to the 33rd Maintenance Group.
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Red Flag-Alaska 13-3

An F-22 Raptor flies alongside a KC-135 Stratotanker during Red Flag-Alaska 13-3 over the Joint Pacific Alaska Range Complex Aug. 14, 2013. Red Flag-Alaska is a series of Pacific Air Forces commander-directed field training exercises for U.S. and partner nation forces, providing combined offensive counter-air, interdiction, close-air support, and large force employment training in a simulated combat environment. (DOD photo/Senior Airman Zachary Perras)
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