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455th AEW Photos

In Flight Refueling Always Starts with a Boom

A 340th Expeditionary Air Refueling Squadron KC-135R Stratotanker aircrew holds a preflight briefing in front of their aircraft before starting the preflight checks, June 21, 2009, at an undisclosed location in Southwest Asia. The KC-135R aircrews support combat operations by performing in-flight refueling for combat aircraft supporting servicemembers in operations on the ground in the U.S. Central Command's area of responsibility. The aircrew is deployed here in support of Operations Iraqi and Enduring Freedom and Combined Joint Task Force - Horn of Africa. (U.S. Air Force photo/Senior Airman Andrew Satran/released)

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