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Stick 'em up: Corrosion control shop develops decals for rapid recognition

Staff Sgt. Christopher Breaux removes excess material from a scale decal of the "Box D" seen on the tail of all 100th Air Refueling Wing KC-135 Stratotankers Aug. 13 at Royal Air Force Mildenhall, England. The actual decal used on the jets is four times as large as the one seen here and is split into four different pieces. Sergeant Breaux is an aircraft structural maintenance craftsman. (U.S. Air Force photo/Staff Sgt. Austin M. May)

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No waiting at the pump

A C-17 Globemaster III aircraft moves into position to receive fuel from a KC-135 Stratotanker July 30 during a refueling mission over the Pacific Ocean. The aircraft are from the 452nd Air Mobility Wing out of March Air Reserve Base, Calif. (U.S. Air Force photo/Master Sgt. Rick Sforza)

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Gas and go

An F-16 Fighting Falcon flying over Iraq moves in behind a KC-135 Stratotanker July 28 to receive fuel before continuing with a mission to support Operation Iraqi Freedom. (U.S. Air Force photo/Staff Sgt. Michael B. Keller)

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KC-10s fuel the flight

A KC-10 Extender flies over Afghanistan. Using either an advanced aerial refueling boom, or a hose and drogue centerline refueling system, the KC-10 can refuel a wide variety of U.S. and allied military aircraft within the same mission. (U.S. Air Force photo/Staff Sgt. Aaron Allmon)

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U.S., Japanese F-15 pilots train for Red Flag-Alaska

Staff Sgt. Ron McKinney guides the KC-135 Stratotanker boom for a Japan Air Self Defense Force F-15 as the pilot practices air refueling July 30 off the coast of Japan. The training is in preparation for JASDF participation in Red Flag-Alaska this year. Sergeant McKinney is a KC-135 boom operator with the 909th Air Refueling Squadron, Kadena Air Base, Japan. (U.S. Air Force photo/Tech. Sgt. Angelique Perez)

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U.S., Japanese F-15 pilots train for Red Flag-Alaska

Staff Sgt. Ron McKinney guides the KC-135 Stratotanker boom for a Japan Air Self Defense Force F-15 as the pilot practices air refueling July 30 off the coast of Japan. The training is in preparation for JASDF participation in Red Flag-Alaska this year. Sergeant McKinney is a KC-135 boom operator with the 909th Air Refueling Squadron, Kadena Air Base, Japan. (U.S. Air Force photo/Tech. Sgt. Angelique Perez)

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U.S., Japanese F-15 pilots train for Red Flag-Alaska

A Japan Air Self Defense Force F-15 is refueled by a U.S. Air Force KC-135 Stratotanker during air refueling training July 30 off the coast of Japan. The training is in preparation for JASDF participation in Red Flag-Alaska. The KC-135 is from the 909th Air Refueling Squadron, Kadena Air Base, Japan. (U.S. Air Force photo/Tech. Sgt. Angelique Perez)

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Photographer captures mission

On a KC-135 Stratotanker refueling mission, Tech. Sgt. Michelle Desrochers rides out the take off from March Air Reserve Base, Calif. The aircrew is from the 336th Air Refueling Squadron, and she is an aerial still photographer from the 4th Combat Camera Squadron. Both squadrons are from the 452nd Air Mobility Wing at March ARB. (U.S. Air Force photo/Master Sgt. Rick Sforza)

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Photographer captures mission

Tech. Sgt. Michelle Desrochers reviews photos on the back of her camera while sitting in the boom pod of a KC-135R Stratotanker from the 336th Air Refueling Squadron July 30 during a refueling mission. Sergeant Desrochers is an aerial still photographer from 4th Combat Camera Squadron. The 336th ARS and Combat Camera are from the 452nd Air Mobility Wing out of March Air Reserve Base, Calif. (U.S. Air Force photo/Master Sgt. Rick Sforza)

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Photographer captures mission

A C-17A Globemaster III aircraft moves into position to receive fuel from a KC-135R Stratotanker during a refueling mission July 30 over the Pacific Ocean. The aircraft are from the 452nd Air Mobility Wing out of March Air Reserve Base, Calif. (U.S. Air Force photo/Master Sgt. Rick Sforza)

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Photographer captures mission

Aerial still photographer Tech. Sgt. Michelle Desrochers looks out the window of a KC-135R Stratotanker during a refueling mission July 30. The aircraft is assigned to the 336th Air Refueling Squadron out of March Air Reserve Base, Calif. Sergeant Desrochers is from the 4th Combat Camera Squadron also at March ARB. (U.S. Air Force photo/Master Sgt. Rick Sforza)

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Photographer captures mission

A C-17A Globemaster III aircraft receives fuel from a KC-135R Stratotanker over the Pacific Ocean July 30. The aircraft are from the 452nd Air Mobility Wing out of March Air Reserve Base, Calif. (U.S. Air Force photo/Master Sgt. Rick Sforza)

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Refueling operations over Iraq

An F-16CJ Fighting Falcon approaches a KC-135 Stratotanker for refueling over Iraq in support of Operation Iraqi Freedom. (U.S. Air Force/Staff Sgt. Michael B. Keller)

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Refueling operations over Iraq

The pilot of the F-16CJ Fighting Falcon watches as a KC-135 Stratotanker refuels his aircraft over Iraq July 28 in support of Operation Iraqi Freedom. (U.S. Air Force/Staff Sgt. Michael B. Keller)

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Refueling operations over Iraq

An F-16CJ Fighting Falcon approaches a KC-135 Stratotanker for refueling over Iraq in support of Operation Iraqi Freedom. (U.S. Air Force/Staff Sgt. Michael B. Keller)

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Refueling operations over Iraq

A KC-135 Stratotanker from the 340th Expeditionary Air Refueling Squadron refuels an F-16CJ Fighting Falcon July 28 over Iraq in support of Operation Iraqi Freedom. (U.S. Air Force/Staff Sgt. Michael B. Keller)

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Refueling operations over Iraq

A KC-135 Stratotanker from the 340th Expeditionary Air Refueling Squadron refuels an F-16CJ Fighting Falcon July 28 over Iraq in support of Operation Iraqi Freedom. (U.S. Air Force/Staff Sgt. Michael B. Keller)

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Refueling operations over Iraq

Boom operator Staff Sgt. Jon Adams inspects the boom controls on a KC-135 Stratotanker in Southwest Asia. He is assigned to the 340th Expeditionary Air Refueling Squadron. (U.S. Air Force/Staff Sgt. Michael B. Keller)

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Refueling operations over Iraq

Staff Sgt. Anthony Stone documents the flight preparations of a KC-135 Stratotanker crew with the 340th Expeditionary Air Refueling Squadron in Southwest Asia. Sergeant Stone is a broadcaster assigned to the Air Forces Central Combat Camera Team. (U.S. Air Force/Staff Sgt. Michael B. Keller)

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Exercise Talisman Saber concludes

Capt. Lucas Karnes returns to Darwin, Australia, after an air-to-air refueling mission on board a KC-135 Stratotanker during exercise Talisman Saber 2009 July 15. Talisman Saber 2009 is a bilateral command post and field-training exercise between U.S. and Australian forces that concluded July 25. Captain Karnes is a KC-135 aircraft commander from the 909th Air Refueling Squadron at Kadena Air Base, Japan. (Courtesy photo)

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