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Refueling Refuelers

Bob Taylor, Akima Technical Solutions fuel distribution systems operator, pulls fuel and air sensing lines to a fuel hydrant system on the Joint Base Andrews, Maryland, flight line prior to refueling a 459th Air Refueling Wing KC-135R Stratotanker July 20, 2017. The KC-135 is an aerial refueling aircraft capable of holding up to 200,000 pounds of fuel. (U.S Air Force photo/Tech. Sgt. Kat Justen)

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Refueling Refuelers

Tech. Sgt. Thomas Conroy, 459th Aircraft Maintenance Squadron crew chief, guides a fuel truck into place prior to refueling a KC-135R Stratotanker on the Joint Base Andrews, Maryland, flight line July 20, 2017. The truck contains a hydraulic system used to draw fuel from underground reservoirs into the aircraft. (U.S Air Force photo/Tech. Sgt. Kat Justen)

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Refueling Refuelers

Bob Taylor, Akima Technical Solutions fuel distribution systems operator, pulls a hydrant servicing coupler to a hydrant outlet adapter prior to refueling a 459th Air Refueling Wing KC-135R Stratotanker on the Joint Base Andrews, Maryland, flight line July 20, 2017. The KC-135 is an aerial refueling aircraft capable of holding 200,000 pounds of fuel which is drawn from underground reservoirs and onto the aircraft via a refueling truck. (U.S Air Force photo/Tech. Sgt. Kat Justen)

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Refueling Refuelers

Bob Taylor, Akima Technical Solutions fuel distribution systems operator, pulls a hydrant servicing coupler to a hydrant outlet adapter prior to refueling a 459th Air Refueling Wing KC-135R Stratotanker on the Joint Base Andrews, Maryland, flight line July 20, 2017. The KC-135 is an aerial refueling aircraft capable of holding up to 200,000 pounds of fuel. (U.S Air Force photo/Tech. Sgt. Kat Justen)

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Refueling Refuelers

Bob Taylor, Akima Technical Solutions fuel distribution systems operator, gives the thumbs up to start refueling a 459th Air Refueling Wing KC-135R Stratotanker on the Joint Base Andrews, Maryland, flight line July 20, 2017. The KC-135 is refueled using a truck equipped with a hydraulic system to draw fuel from an underground reservoir onto the aircraft. (U.S Air Force photo/Tech. Sgt. Kat Justen)

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Refueling Refuelers

Bob Taylor, Akima Technical Solutions fuel distribution systems operator, monitors gauges on a fuel truck on the Joint Base Andrews, Maryland, flight line prior to refueling a 459th Air Refueling Wing KC-135R Stratotanker July 20, 2017. The KC-135 is refueled using a truck equipped with a hydraulic system to draw fuel from an underground reservoir onto the aircraft. (U.S Air Force photo/Tech. Sgt. Kat Justen)

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Refueling Refuelers

A 459th Air Refueling Wing KC-135R Stratotanker is refueled using a truck equipped with a hydraulic pump system to draw fuel from an underground reservoir on the Joint Base Andrews, Maryland, flight line July 18, 2017. The KC-135 is capable of carrying up to 200,000 pounds of fuel. (U.S. Air Force photo/Tech. Sgt. Kat Justen)

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459th fires off five aircraft during rapid response exercise

A 459th Air Refueling Wing KC-135R Stratotanker takes off from the Joint Base Andrews, Maryland, airfield during and exercise July 16, 2017. The exercise tested the unit's ability to rapidly deploy multiple aircraft within minutes. (U.S. Air Force photo/Tech. Sgt. Kat Justen)

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459th fires off five aircraft during rapid response exercise

A 459th Air Refueling Wing KC-135R Stratotanker takes off from the Joint Base Andrews, Maryland, airfield during and exercise July 16, 2017. The exercise tested the unit's ability to rapidly deploy multiple aircraft within minutes. (U.S. Air Force photo/Tech. Sgt. Kat Justen)

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459th fires off five aircraft during rapid response exercise

A 459th Air Refueling Wing KC-135R Stratotanker takes off from the Joint Base Andrews, Maryland, airfield during and exercise July 16, 2017. The exercise tested the unit's ability to rapidly deploy multiple aircraft within minutes. (U.S. Air Force photo/Tech. Sgt. Kat Justen)

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459th fires off five aircraft during rapid response exercise

A 459th Air Refueling Wing KC-135R Stratotanker takes off from the Joint Base Andrews, Maryland, airfield during and exercise July 16, 2017. The exercise tested the unit's ability to rapidly deploy multiple aircraft within minutes. (U.S. Air Force photo/Tech. Sgt. Kat Justen)

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Students see AFRC careers up close during KC-135 tour

1st Lt. Kyle Swenson, 756th Air Refueling Squadron pilot, speaks to a career camp student about what it’s like to be a pilot inside a KC-135 Stratotanker on the Joint Base Andrews, Maryland, flightline July 25, 2017. The high-school age students visited the 459th Air Refueling Wing to learn about careers available to them in the Air Force Reserve. (U.S. Air Force photo/Tech. Sgt. Erica Knight)

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Students see AFRC careers up close during KC-135 tour

Tech. Sgt. Chris McAllister, 756th Air Refueling Squadron boom operator (left), and 1st Lt. Kyle Swenson, 756 ARS pilot (middle), speak to high school students during a career camp tour on the Joint Base Andrews, Maryland, flightline July 25, 2017. The students visited the 459th Air Refueling Wing to learn about careers available to them in the Air Force Reserve. (U.S. Air Force photo/Tech. Sgt. Erica Knight)

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Students see AFRC careers up close during KC-135 tour

Tech. Sgt. Chris McAllister, 756th Air Refueling Squadron boom operator, speaks to high school students during a career camp tour on the Joint Base Andrews, Maryland, flightline July 25, 2017. The students visited the 459th Air Refueling Wing to learn about careers available to them in the Air Force Reserve. (U.S. Air Force photo/Tech. Sgt. Erica Knight)

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Students see AFRC careers up close during KC-135 tour

Tech. Sgt. Chris McAllister, 756th Air Refueling Squadron boom operator, speaks to high school students during a career camp tour on the Joint Base Andrews, Maryland, flightline July 25, 2017. The students visited the 459th Air Refueling Wing to learn about careers available to them in the Air Force Reserve. (U.S. Air Force photo/Tech. Sgt. Erica Knight)

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11th Wing Public Affairs specialist

Erin Vermilye, International Association of Chiefs of Police assistant director, looks out the window of a KC-135R Stratotanker during a flight with the 459th Air Refueling Wing, Joint Base Andrews, Maryland, July 21, 2017. The 459th provides worldwide in-flight refueling, cargo transportation, passenger transportation and aeromedical evacuation. (U.S. Air Force photo/Senior Airman Ryan J. Sonnier)

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11th Wing Public Affairs specialist

Erin Vermilye, International Association of Chiefs of Police assistant director, discusses the process of in-flight refueling with Tech. Sgt. Matthew Oberlin, 756th Air Refueling Squadron boom operator, inside the boom pod of a KC-135R Stratotanker during a mission near Joint Base Andrews, Maryland, July 21, 2017. The aircraft can carry an additional 220,000 pounds of fuel, allowing the boom operator to fill the tanks of other aircraft in the air, without having to land. (U.S. Air Force photo/ Senior Airman Ryan J. Sonnier)

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11th Wing Public Affairs specialist

Civic leaders with the Andrews Business Alliance board a 459th Air Refueling Wing KC-135R Stratotanker on Joint Base Andrews, Maryland, July 21, 2017, prior to a flight. The 459th provides in-flight refueling capabilities to joint mission partners across the world, during exercises, deployments and contingencies. (U.S. Air Force photo/Senior Airman Ryan J. Sonnier)

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11th Wing Public Affairs specialist

Lois S. O’Connor, Ammonia Refrigeration Foundation executive director, takes a photograph of a 459th Air Refueling Wing KC-135R Stratotanker refueling boom during an Andrews Business Alliance flight over the East Coast July 21, 2017. The 459th provides worldwide in-flight refueling, cargo transportation, passenger transportation and aeromedical evacuation. (U.S. Air Force photo/Senior Airman Ryan J. Sonnier)

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11th Wing Public Affairs specialist

Lt. Col. Mike Jamoom, 756th Air Refueling Squadron pilot, operates the yoke of a KC-135R Stratotanker during a mission over the East Coast July 21, 2017. The 459th provides worldwide in-flight refueling, cargo transportation, passenger transportation and aeromedical evacuation. (U.S. Air Force photo/Senior Airman Ryan J. Sonnier)

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