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455th AEW Photos

Braving the heat

Airman 1st Class Joseph Swartz and Staff Sgt. Casey VanDeWeert, 340th Expeditionary Aircraft Maintenance Unit KC-135 Stratotanker crew chiefs, replace the KC-135 drogue basket for routine maintenance, Aug. 5, 2014, Al Udeid Air Base, Qatar. Airmen who perform maintenance on the flight line here endure stifling heat, sand and wind to keep air refueling aircraft and a multitude of other airframes constantly taking off and landing day and night. (U.S. Air Force photo by Staff Sgt. Vernon Young Jr.)

PHOTO BY: Staff Sgt. Vernon Young Jr.
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