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Manas KC-135s revolutionize combat ops with ROBE system

Senior Airman William Allen (left) and Airman 1st Class Roberto Armas help load four cases comprising the Roll-On-Beyond-Line-Of-Sight Enhancement System, or ROBE, "B-kit" onto a KC-135 Stratotanker prior to a mission at Manas Air Base, Kyrgyzstan, March 12. Since its maiden operational flight on a KC-135 Stratotanker, July 13, ROBE is revolutionizing combat operations in Afghanistan by bridging the different communications systems used by coalition aircraft and ground units, expanding communications coverage into the most remote reaches, and allowing more data to be rapidly shared among warfighters. Airman Allen is deployed from the 22nd Aircraft Maintenance Squadron at McConnell Air Force Base, Kan., and is a native of Nunn, Colo. Airman Armas is deployed from the 62nd Aerial Port Squadron at McChord AFB, Wash., and is originally from San Benito, Texas. (U.S. Air Force photo/Maj. Damien Pickart)

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