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Refueling Wing Linchpin to Allied Training

A 459th Air Refueling Wing KC-135R Stratotanker rests on the Tallinn Airport, Estonia, flight line Aug. 5, 2017. Two 459th ARW KC-135R Stratotankers and their crews embarked on a mission last week to provide en route refueling support to 175th Wing Maryland Air National Guard A-10C Thunderbolt IIs as the ANG unit made their way to Estonia to participate in a state partnership program. (U.S. Air Force photo/Tech. Sgt. Kat Justen)

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459th Aeromedical Staging Squadron Assumption of Command

Col. Kimberly McCue shows her appreciation after assuming command of the 459th Aeromedical Staging Squadron, Joint Base Andrews, Maryland, on Aug. 5, 2017. McCue will be responsible for the training and readiness of 140 medical personnel who ensure patients are medically and administratively prepared for flight. (U.S. Air Force photo/Tech. Sgt. Erica J. Knight)

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459th Aeromedical Staging Squadron Assumption of Command

Col. Kimberly McCue addresses her new squadron after assuming command of the 459th Aeromedical Staging Squadron, Joint Base Andrews, Maryland, on Aug. 5, 2017. McCue will be responsible for the training and readiness of 140 medical personnel who ensure patients are medically and administratively prepared for flight. (U.S. Air Force photo/Tech. Sgt. Erica J. Knight)

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459th Aeromedical Staging Squadron Assumption of Command

Col. David Owens, commander, 459th Air Refueling Wing, passes the squadron guidon to Col. Kimberly McCue, new commander, 459th Aeromedical Staging Squadron, Joint Base Andrews, Maryland, on Aug. 5, 2017. McCue will be responsible for the training and readiness of 140 medical personnel who ensure patients are medically and administratively prepared for flight. (U.S. Air Force photo/Tech. Sgt. Erica J. Knight)

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Refueling Wing Linchpin to Allied Training

Lieutenant Col. Buff Hoffman, 914th Air Refueling Wing pilot, Niagara Falls Air Reserve Station, New York (right), listens to guidance from Lt. Col. Dave Williams, 756th Air Refueling Squadron pilot (left), inside a 459th Air Refueling Wing KC-135R Stratotanker on the Joint Base Andrews, Maryland, flight line Aug. 3, 2017. Members of the 459 ARW provided overseas flight-training to the 914 ARW, which recently activated as a refueling wing in June 2017. (U.S. Air Force photo/Tech. Sgt. Kat Justen)

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Refueling Wing Linchpin to Allied Training

Three 175th Wing Maryland Air National Guard A-10C Thunderbolt IIs fly off the southern coast of Greenland while en route to Iceland Aug. 3, 2017. Two 459th Air Refueling Wing KC-135 Stratotankers and their crews embarked on a mission last week to provide en route refueling support to the 175 WG as the ANG unit made its way to Estonia to participate in a state partnership program. On the way to Estonia, the units stopped in Iceland to refuel. (U.S. Air Force photo/Tech. Sgt. Kat Justen)

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Refueling Wing Linchpin to Allied Training

Technical Sgt. Steve Hood, 756th Air Refueling Squadron boom operator, refuels a 175th Wing Maryland Air National Guard A-10C Thunderbolt II while en route to Iceland Aug. 3, 2017. Two 459th Air Refueling Wing KC-135 Stratotankers and their crews embarked on a mission last week to provide en route refueling support to the 175 WG as the ANG unit made their way to Estonia to participate in a state partnership program. During the leg from Maryland to a layover in Iceland, the single KC-135 unloaded 33,100 pounds of fuel to five A-10s. (U.S. Air Force photo/Tech. Sgt. Kat Justen)

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Refueling Wing Linchpin to Allied Training

South Air ground operations officers guide a set of air stairs toward a 459th Air Refueling Wing KC-135R Stratotanker that had just landed on the Keflavík International Airport flight line Aug. 3, 2107. Two KC-135s and their crews embarked on a mission last week to provide en route refueling support to 175th Wing Maryland National Guard A-10C Thunderbolt IIs as the ANG unit made its way to Estonia to participate in a state partnership program. (U.S. Air Force photo/Tech. Sgt. Kat Justen)

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Refueling Wing Linchpin to Allied Training

Technical Sgt. Jason Wesche and Tech. Sgt. Steve Hood, 756th Air Refueling Squadron boom operators, walk toward a KC-135R Stratotanker on the Joint Base Andrews, Maryland, flight line, Aug. 2, 2017. Members of the 459th Air Refueling Wing embarked on a mission last week to provide en route refueling support to 175th Wing Maryland Air National Guard A-10C Thunderbolt IIs on their way to Estonia to participate in a state partnership program. (U.S. Air Force photo/Tech. Sgt. Kat Justen)

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All Secure! Checkrides ensure cargo safe and in place

Aircrew members from the 756th Air Refueling Squadron install door-frame cargo rollers on a KC-135R Stratotanker aircraft while aerial porters from the 69th Aerial Port Squadron observe at Joint Base Andrews, Maryland, Aug. 1, 2017. Certain aircrew members are required to pass an annual cargo-loading and offloading evaluation on the KC-135. (U.S. Air Force photo/Tech. Sgt. Erica J. Knight)

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All Secure! Checkrides ensure cargo safe and in place

Master Sgt. Randy Cornish (right), an aerial port trainer from the 69th Aerial Port Squadron, Joint Base Andrews, Maryland, coordinates with aerial porters Airman 1st Class Nangoh Esemoto (left) and Master Sgt. Tim Dickens during cargo-loading procedures on a KC-135R Stratotanker at Joint Base Andrews, Maryland, Aug. 1, 2017. (U.S. Air Force photo/Tech. Sgt. Erica J. Knight)

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All Secure! Checkrides ensure cargo safe and in place

Senior Airman Steven Nicklas, boom operator from the 756th Air Refueling Squadron, Joint Base Andrews, Maryland, instructs crew members while loading cargo onto a KC-135R Stratotanker aircraft at Joint Base Andrews, Maryland, Aug. 1, 2017. Boom operators are required to pass an annual cargo-loading and offloading evaluation on the Stratotanker aircraft. (U.S. Air Force photo/Tech. Sgt. Erica J. Knight)

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All Secure! Checkrides ensure cargo safe and in place

Master Sgt. Randy Cornish, an aerial porter and trainer from the 69th Aerial Port Squadron, Joint Base Andrews, Maryland, issues instructions to aerial porters during cargo-loading procedures on a KC-135R Stratotanker at Joint Base Andrews, Maryland, Aug. 1, 2017. (U.S. Air Force photo/Tech. Sgt. Erica J. Knight)

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All Secure! Checkrides ensure cargo safe and in place

Master Sgt. Randy Cornish (right), an aerial port trainer from the 69th Aerial Port Squadron, Joint Base Andrews, Maryland, coordinates with aerial porters Airman 1st Class Nangoh Esemoto (left) and Master Sgt. Tim Dickens during cargo-loading procedures on a KC-135R Stratotanker at Joint Base Andrews, Maryland, Aug. 1, 2017. (U.S. Air Force photo/Tech. Sgt. Erica J. Knight)

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All Secure! Checkrides ensure cargo safe and in place

Staff Sgt. Manoel Robinson (2nd from left), boom operator from the 756th Air Refueling Squadron, Joint Base Andrews, Maryland, works with aerial porters from the 69th Aerial Port Squadron offloading cargo as part of his cargo checkride Aug. 1, 2017. Boom operators are required to pass an annual cargo-loading and offloading evaluation on the KC-135R Stratotanker aircraft. (U.S. Air Force photo/ Tech. Sgt. Erica J. Knight)

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All Secure! Checkrides ensure cargo safe and in place

Senior Airman Patrick Oberlin, boom operator from the 756th Air Refueling Squadron, Joint Base Andrews, Maryland, works with aircrew members to offload cargo from a KC-135R Stratotanker on Aug. 1, 2017. Boom operators are required to pass an annual cargo-loading and offloading evaluation on the KC-135R Stratotanker aircraft. (U.S. Air Force photo/ Tech. Sgt. Erica J. Knight)

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All Secure! Checkrides ensure cargo safe and in place

Aircrew from the 756th Air Refueling Squadron and aerial porters from the 69th Aerial Port Squadron work together to load cargo onto a KC-135R Stratotanker on Aug. 1, 2017 at Joint Base Andrews, Maryland. (U.S. Air Force photo/Tech. Sgt. Erica J. Knight)

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All Secure! Checkrides ensure cargo safe and in place

Senior Airman Steven Nicklas (top), boom operator from the 756th Air Refueling Squadron, Joint Base Andrews, Maryland, directs the driver of an 25K-loader as part of his cargo checkride on Aug. 1, 2017. Boom operators are required to pass an annual cargo-loading and offloading evaluation on the KC-135R Stratotanker aircraft. (U.S. Air Force photo/Tech. Sgt. Erica J. Knight)

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All Secure! Checkrides ensure cargo safe and in place

Master Sgt. Mark Edwards (left) evaluates Senior Airman Steven Nicklas (second from left), boom operators from the 756th Air Refueling Squadron, Joint Base Andrews, Maryland, while he directs the driver of an 25K-Loader as part of his cargo checkride Aug. 1, 2017. Boom operators are required to pass an annual cargo-loading and offloading evaluation on the KC-135R Stratotanker aircraft. (U.S. Air Force photo/Tech. Sgt. Erica J. Knight)

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All Secure! Checkrides ensure cargo safe and in place

Aircrew from the 756th Air Refueling Squadron and aerial porters from the 69th Aerial Port Squadron work together to load cargo onto a KC-135R Stratotanker Aug. 1, 2017 at Joint Base Andrews, Maryland. (U.S. Air Force photo/ Tech. Sgt. Erica J. Knight)

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