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A C-17 Globemaster III transporting Wolf Pack Airmen

Coming soon to a base near you: KC-46A Pegasus

Students from Elk Plain School of Choice visits McChord

HDR photo of KC-135 at Sunset

Air-to-air, high, front view of a 60th Airlift Wing C-5B Galaxy airlifter, flying over the foothills of northern California. Exact Date Shot Unknown

A Kansas Air National Guard 117th Air Refueling Squadron

KC-135R Stratotankers parked on the flight line at

Three KC-135R Stratotanker aircraft of the 19th Aerial Refueling Wing (19th AREFW) sit parked on the flight line. The 19th AREFW, which is based at Robins Air Force Base (AFB), Ga., has deployed several of its aircraft to Whiteman AFB for exercise Mighty Warrior '89

An OC-135 Open Skies aircraft prepares to take off

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A U.S. Air Force C-17 Globemaster III, 305th Air Mobility Wing, McGuire Air Force Base, N.J., approaches a KC-10A Extender, 514th Air Mobility Wing, May 25, 2005, for an aerial refueling mission somewhere over New Jersey. (U.S. Air Force photo by Kenn Mann) (Released)

MASTER SGT. Patrick Nugent ....A KC-135R Stratotanker aircraft from the 912th Aerial Refueling Squadron refuels an RC-135 Stratolifter aircraft from the 306th Strategic Wing during a training mission over the North Sea. OFFICIAL U.S. AIR FORCE PHOTO (RELE

A U.S. Air Force 319th Air Refueling Wing KC-135R Stratotanker refueler aircraft prepares for take-off on a refueling mission at Grand Forks Air Force Base, N.D., on Oct. 6, 2004. (U.S. Air Force PHOTO by STAFF SGT. Scott T. Sturkol) (RELEASED)

A U.S. Air Force C-17 Globemaster III, 305th Air Mobility Wing, McGuire Air Force Base, N.J., prepares to depart after an aerial refueling from a KC-10A Extender, 514th Air Mobility Wing, May 25, 2005, somewhere over New Jersey. (U.S. Air Force photo by Kenn Mann) (Released)

A US Air Force F-16 Falcon from the 169th Fighter Wing, South Carolina Air National Guard, McEntire ANG Base, SC, finished refueling from with a KC-135 Stratotanker from the 134th Air Refueling Wing, Tennessee National Guard, McGhee Tyson ANG Base, Knoxville, TN, over the coast of South Carolina

U.S. Air Force STAFF SGT. Chris Maleski, Boomer, onboard a USAF KC-135R Stratotanker, 909th Air Refueling Squadron, Kadena Air Base, Japan, refuels a USAF C-130E Hercules, 1ST Special Operations Squadron, Kadena AB, over the Pacific Ocean. (U.S. Air Force photo by MASTER SGT. Val Gempis) (Released)

Four U.S. Air Force F-15E Strike Eagle aircraft, 492nd Fighter Squadron, participate in basic surface attack techniques at Royal Air Force Lakenheath, England, Aug. 3, 2006. (U.S. Air Force photo MASTER SGT. Lance Cheung) (Released)

An RC-135W Rivet Joint reconnaissance aircraft, Air Combat Command 55th Wing from Offutt Air Force Base, Nebraska, flies a training mission over Nebraska. The RC-135W works closely with the E-3A aircraft Airborne Warning And Control System (AWACS) during war or contingency situations, providing direct, near real-time reconnaissance information and electronic warfare support to theater commanders and combat forces. All RC-135s are equipped with an aerial refueling system, which gives the aircraft unlimited range. This image was used as the back cover photo for the May 2000 AIRMAN Magazine article "Rivet Joint:Recon Ready"

US Air National Guard F-16 Fighting Falcon from the169th Fighter Wing, refuels with the 134th Air Refueling Wing, from McGhee-Tyson Air National Guard Base, Tennessee, over the coast of South Carolina. The 134th routinely takes an active role in the Air Force mission

A U.S. Air Force RC-135 Rivet Joint reconnaissance aircraft, 343rd Reconnaissance Squadron, Offutt Air Force Base, Neb., moves into position for an aerial refueling over Manas Air Base, Kyrgyzstan, March 14, 2006. (U.S. Air Force photo by MASTER SGT. Lance Cheung) (Released)

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Base: Manas Air Base

Country: Kyrgyzstan (KGZ)

Scene Camera Operator: MSGT Lance Cheung, USAF

Release Status: Released to Public

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Task Force Atlas's "Red Ball Express" is one of a few

A Light Photographic Reconnaissance Squadron 63 (VFP-63) RF-8A Crusader aircraft approaches for a landing aboard the attack aircraft carrier USS MIDWAY (CV 41)

U.S. Army Lt. Col. Doug Van Weelden, 82nd Combat Aviation

Passing rain clouds, during sunrise, frame a C-5B Galaxy that is parked on one of Malmstrom Air Force Base's taxiways. The C-5 was used to transport personnel and equipment for the Operational Readiness Inspection (ORI), which tests a unit's ability to operate in a simulated wartime environment

Royal Air Force 51 Squadron and 55th Maintenance Squadron

A US Air Force (USAF) U-2 Dragon Lady aircraft assigned to the 99th Reconnaissance Squadron, 363rd Expeditionary Reconnaissance Squadron, takes off for a mission from an undisclosed location in Southwest Asia, in support of Operation IRAQI FREEDOM

Rivet Shed Building 364 (19-6), Looking Southwest

SSGT Steve Rasmussen, left, and TSGT Chuck Christie, both electronic maintenance technicians with the 6949th Electronic Security Squadron, monitor equipment at a systems maintenance station aboard a 55th Strategic Reconnaissance Wing RC-135 Stratolifter aircraft

U.S. Air Force COL. Bradley R. Pray, Commander of the 376th Air Expeditionary Wing, at Manas Air Base, Kyrgystan, COL. Alvin M. Lowry, Jr., Commander of the 416th Air Expeditionary Group (AEG), and COL. Bill Bradley, former 416th AEG Commander, stand at attention during the 416th AEG Change of Command at Karshni-Khanabad Air Base, Uzbekistan, on Jan. 9, 2005. (USAF PHOTO by TECH. SGT. Scott T. Sturkol) (Released)

Secretary of Defense (SECDEF) Donald H. Rumsfeld speaks to US military personnel during a townhall meeting at Manas Air Base (AB), Kyrgyzstan, during Operation IRAQI FREEDOM

STAFF Sergeant Laura Schmitt of the 33rd Aerospace Rescue and Recovery Squadron moves a B-1 stand away from the HH-3E Jolly Green Giant helicopter at the wash rack

AIRMAN First Class Nathan B. Eberle, USAF, 11th Reconnaissance Squadron, Nellis AFB performs an post flight check on this RQ-1L Predator UAV (Unmanned Aerial Vehicle) from the 57th Wing Operations Group after its return flight from over Afghanistan. The Predator is a medium-altitude, long-endurance, unmanned aerial vehicle system used for reconnaissance, surveillance and target acquisition and is in Afghanistan in direct support of Operation ENDURING FREEDOM. In the background GUNNERY Sergeant Jerry Gutierrez, USMC, from MARCENT (Marine Forces Central Command), Combat Camera documents the event

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