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Airman 1st Class Samuel Jackson, crew chief assigned to the 379th Expeditionary Aircraft Maintenance Squadron, secures a tail stand onto the back of a KC-135 to keep it level while the aircraft is refueled Aug. 25, 2008, at an undisclosed air base in Southwest Asia. KC-135 refuelers assigned to the 379th provide aerial refueling support to Air Force, Navy, Marine Corps and allied nation aircraft engaged in Operations Iraqi Freedom, Enduring Freedom and Joint Task Force-Horn of Africa. Airman Jackson, a native of Tioga, Pa., is deployed from Grand Forks Air Force Base, N.D. (U.S. Air Force photo by Staff Sgt. Darnell T. Cannady/Released)