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The KC-135E Stratotankers, from the 101st Refueling Wing, Air National Guard, Bangor, Maine, parked on the flightline during a 30 day rotation to Pisa, Italy. The four man crews, pilot, copilot, navigator and boom operator, will fly 5 to 10 hour missions aboard the specially equipped KC-135s, circling a preplanned route over the Adriatic, refueling NATO fighters participating in Operation Decisive Edge and Joint Endeavor

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Captain Brent Stewart (left) pilot, and Captain Larry Davis co-pilot, prepare to land their KC-135E at Pisa, Italy after a five hour refueling mission over the Adriatic Sea. The KC-135E Stratotankers from the 101st Refueling Wing, Air National Guard, Bangor, Maine are on a 30 day rotation to Pisa, Italy. The four man crews, pilot, copilot, navigator and boom operator will fly 5 to 10 hour missions aboard the specially equipped KC-135s, circling a pre planned route over the Adriatic, refueling NATO fighters participating in Operation Decisive Edge and Joint Endeavor

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Subject Operation/Series: DECISIVE EDGEJOINT ENDEAVOR

Base: Pisa

Country: Italy (ITA)

Scene Camera Operator: SRA Robert Stuart

Release Status: Released to Public

Combined Military Service Digital Photographic Files

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