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KC-135 crews prepare for mission

Senior Airman Andrew Deck conducts a KC-135 Stratotanker preflight check, Dec. 2, 2009, at an airfield in Southwest Asia. Airman Deck is a boom operator assigned to the 340th Expeditionary Air Refueling Squadron. (U.S. Air Force photo/Staff Sgt. Robert Barney)

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KC-135 crews prepare for mission

A KC-135 Stratotanker waits on an airfield in Southwest Asia while crew members perfom preflight checks, Dec. 2, 2009. The aircraft is assigned to the Air Force Reserve Command's 22nd Air Refueling Wing at McConnell Air Force Base, Kan. (U.S. Air Force photo/Staff Sgt. Robert Barney)

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KC-135 crews prepare for mission

Senior Airman Andrew Deck, 340th Expeditionary Air Refueling Squadron boom operator, conducts a KC-135 Stratotanker preflight check, Dec. 2, 2009, in Southwest Asia. (U.S. Air Force photo/Staff Sgt. Robert Barney)

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KC-135 crews prepare for mission

Capt. Adam Kornitzer, 340th Expeditionary Air Refueling Squadron pilot, conducts a preflight check of a KC-135 Stratotanker, Dec. 2, 2009, in Southwest Asia. (U.S. Air Force photo/Staff Sgt. Robert Barney)

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KC-135 crews prepare for mission

Senior Airman Andrew Deck conducts a KC-135 Stratotanker preflight check, Dec. 2, 2009, at an airfield in Southwest Asia. Airman Deck is a boom operator assigned to the 340th Expeditionary Air Refueling Squadron. (U.S. Air Force photo/Staff Sgt. Robert Barney)

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Easy does it

Senior Master Sgt. Ray Lewis maneuvers the boom to refuel a Hawaii Air National Guard F-15 Eagle over the Hawaiian Islands Nov. 7, 2009. The refueling was part of an Employer Support Flight at Hickam Air Force Base, Hawaii, to help employers better understand what their employees do as Air Force Reservists. Sergeant Lewis is a KC-135 Stratotanker boom operator from McConnell AFB, Kan. (Air Force photo/Master Sgt. Daniel Nathaniel)

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'Airman culture' key to Exercise Salitre success

A pair of F-15 Eagles with the 159th Fighter Wing fly in a wingtip formation off the wing of a KC-135 Stratotanker during a refueling mission Oct. 22, 2009, over Chile. The Chilean air force hosted the United States, Brazil, Argentina and France during Exercise Salitre, a multinational exercise focused on interoperability. (U.S. Air Force photo/Tech. Sgt. Eric Petosky)

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Chile, U.S. aircraft maintainers find common ground in profession of arms

Tech. Sgt. BJ Kelley talks with a Chilean air force maintainer before launching a KC-135 Stratotanker during Salitre, a multinational exercise focused on interoperability between servicemembers from Chile, the United States, Argentina, Brazil and France. Sergeant Kelley is a crew chief from the 161st Air Refueling Wing. (U.S. Air Force photo by Tech. Sgt. Eric Petosky)

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Things are looking up...

Staff Sgt. Nick Frazier configures a maintenance stand in preparation to change the No. 2 engine on a KC-10 Extender Oct. 28, 2009, at an air base in Southwest Asia. Sergeant Frazier is a jet propulsion systems mechanic with the 380th Expeditionary Aircraft Maintenance Squadron, and deployed from Travis Air Force Base, Calif. (U.S. Air Force photo/Tech. Sgt. Charles Larkin Sr.)

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KC-10 maintainers work around the clock to keep aircraft fuel flowing

Staff Sgt. Nick Frazier configures a maintenance stand in preparation to change the No. 2 engine on a KC-10 Extender aircraft Oct. 28, 2009, at a base in Southwest Asia. Sergeant Frazier is a 380th Expeditionary Aircraft Maintenance Squadron jet propulsion systems mechanic deployed from Travis Air Force Base, Calif. He is a native of Buffalo, N.Y. (U.S. Air Force photo/Tech. Sgt. Charles Larkin Sr.)

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KC-10 maintainers work around the clock to keep aircraft fuel flowing

Airmen from the 380th Expeditionary Aircraft Maintenance Squadron prepare a KC-10 Extender for an engine change Oct. 28, 2009, at a base in Southwest Asia. The Airmen followed technical orders to properly prepare for a No. 2 engine change, located on the upper empennage of the aircraft. (U.S. Air Force photo/Tech. Sgt. Charles Larkin Sr.)

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KC-10s provide aerial refueling support

A KC-10 Extender takes off from an air base in Southwest Asia en route to provide aerial refueling support for Operation Enduring Freedom. The KC-10 is an advanced tanker and cargo aircraft capable of providing more than 356,000 pounds of fuel and can carry 75 passengers. (U.S. Air Force photo/Tech. Sgt. Charles Larkin Sr) (Released)

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15 units, 3 countries converge on Nellis for Red Flag

An F-16 Fighting Falcon Aggressor flies over the Nevada Test and Training Range after being refueled by an Ohio Air National Guard KC-135 Stratotanker Oct. 19, 2009. Red Flag 10-01 is a realistic combat training exercise involving the air forces of the United States and its allies. The exercise is conducted on the 15,000-square-mile Nevada Test and Training Range, north of Las Vegas. (U.S. Air Force photo/Airman 1st Class Jamie Nicley)

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Oct. 14 airpower summary: KC-135s sustain flight in AOR

A KC-135 Stratotanker aircrew refuels four F-15 Eagles over Afghanistan. In 2008, Air Force tankers passed more than 1 billion gallons of gas to coalition aircraft. (U.S. Air Force photo/Staff Sgt. James L. Harper Jr.)

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Mobility Airmen continue peak pace for Operation Enduring Freedom

An F-15E Strike Eagle is refueled by a KC-135 Stratotanker Sept. 25, 2009, over Afghanistan. The KC-135 is one of Air Mobility Command's leading air refueling aircraft supporting deployed operations for both Operation Enduring Freedom and Operation Iraqi Freedom. (U.S. Air Force photo/Staff Sgt. Angelita Lawrence)

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Night mission

Over Afghanistan, an A-10 Thunderbolt II receives fuel from a KC-10 Extender Oct. 5, 2009. (U.S. Air Force photo/Staff Sgt. Michael B. Keller)

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Airmen host Kyrgyz citizens during family day

A KC-135 Stratotanker is on display as part of Friends and Family Day Oct. 9, 2009, at the Transit Center at Manas, Kyrgyzstan. The event strengthened friendships between the U.S. military and the local community. (U.S. Air Force photo/Senior Airman Steele C. G. Britton)

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Gas and go

1st Lt. Andre Dieu positions a C-17 Globemaster III for refueling by a KC-10 Stratotanker over the Pacific Ocean Oct. 1, 2009. The C-17 was en route from McChord Air Force Base, Wash., to Pago Pago, American Samoa, supporting humanitarian relief efforts. A team of Federal Emergency Management Agency officials and 17,000 pounds of communications equipment were on their way. Lieutenant Dieu is assigned to the 7th Airlift Squadron at McChord AFB. (U.S. Air Force photo/Staff Sgt. Eric Burks)

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Checking it twice

Staff Sgt. Michael Ruppert inspects the rivets around a KC-10 Extender engine inlet during an inspection Oct. 6, 2009, at an air base in Southwest Asia. Sergeant Ruppert evaluated a prevention inspection completed earlier by an aircraft maintenance technician. Sergeant Ruppert is assigned to the 380th Expeditionary Maintenance Group, and deployed from McGuire Air Force Base, N.J. (U.S. Air Force photo/Tech. Sgt. Charles Larkin Sr.)

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Fuel efficiency among top priorities in AMC's energy conservation

A KC-10 Extender taxies on the flightline en route to an air refueling mission April 9, 2009, at Joint Base McGuire-Dix-Lakehurst, N.J. (U.S. Air Force photo/Tech. Sgt. Scott T. Sturkol)

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