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A boom operator, assigned to the 340th Expeditionary Air Refueling Squadron, prepares to refuel an aircraft from a KC-135 Stratotanker aircraft above Southwest Asia, July 18, 2017. The KC-135 provides refueling capabilities for Operation Inherent Resolve in the U.S. Central Command area of responsibility. Air Force photo by Staff Sgt. Trevor T. McBride

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A boom operator, assigned to the 340th Expeditionary Air Refueling Squadron, prepares to refuel an aircraft from a KC-135 Stratotanker aircraft above Southwest Asia, July 18, 2017. The KC-135 provides refueling capabilities for Operation Inherent Resolve in the U.S. Central Command area of responsibility. Air Force photo by Staff Sgt. Trevor T. McBride

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