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As an E-3C Sentry (AWACS) approaches, the KC-135R Stratotanker boom operator from the 319th Air Refueling Squadron, 319th Air Expeditionary Group (AEG), Grand Forks, North Dakota, is in radio contact, working with the Sentryßs pilot. The 319th AEG is deployed to a classified location in support of Operation ENDURING FREEDOM. Operation ENDURING FREEDOM is in support of the Global War on Terrorism (GWOT), fighting terrorism abroad

STAFF Sergeant Brian Holbrook, a boom operator with the 319th Air Expeditionary Group (AEG), calculates the weight and balance of a KC-135R Stratotanker prior to takeoff on an aerial refueling mission. The 319th AEG is deployed to a classified location providing aerial refueling support for Operation ENDURING FREEDOM. Operation ENDURING FREEDOM is in support of the Global War on Terrorism (GWOT), fighting terrorism abroad

US Air Force (USAF) Firefighters from the 320th Expeditionary Civil Engineering Squadron (CES) and foreign national Air Force Firefighters plan a route to attack a simulated C-130 Hercules aircraft prior to a live fire joint rescue exercise with the 320th Fire Protection Team (FPT), at a forward-deployed location in support of Operation ENDURING FREEDOM

Following some of the first daytime air strikes on Afghanistan, an F-14 Tomcat receives gas from a KC-135R from the 319th Air Expeditionary Group (AEG). The 319th AEG deployed to a classified location providing aerial refueling support for Operation ENDURING FREEDOM. ENDURING FREEDOM is in support of the Global War on Terrorism (GWOT), fighting terrorism abroad

Members from the 128th Air Refueling Wing, Wisconsin Air National Guard, aboard a 155th Air Refueling Wing, Nebraska Air National Guard, KC-135R Stratotanker preparing for deployment in support of Operation ENDURING FREEDOM. Operation ENDURING FREEDOM is in support of the Global War on Terrorism (GWOT), fighting terrorism abroad

Members from the 128th Air Refueling Wing, Wisconsin Air National Guard, aboard a 155th Air Refueling Wing, Nebraska Air National Guard, KC-135R Stratotanker preparing for deployment in support of Operation ENDURING FREEDOM. Operation ENDURING FREEDOM is in support of the Global War on Terrorism (GWOT), fighting terrorism abroad

An RC-135 Rivet Joint surveillance aircraft moves into position near the boom to receive "gas" from a KC-135R Stratotanker from the 319th Air Expeditionary Group (AEG) Grand Forks, North Dakota. The 319th AEG deployed to a classified location in support of Operation ENDURING FREEDOM. Operation ENDURING FREEDOM is in support of the Global War on Terrorism (GWOT), fighting terrorism abroad

One of the tools of his trade, STAFF Sergeant Brian Holbrook, a boom operator with the 319th Air Expeditionary Group, uses a pocket computer to calculate the weight and balance of a KC-135 prior to takeoff for an aerial refueling mission. The 319th AEG deployed to a classified location providing aerial refueling support for Operation ENDURING FREEDOM. Operation ENDURING FREEDOM is in support of the Global War on Terrorism (GWOT), fighting terrorism abroad

Before stepping to their KC-135R Stratotanker, Major Steve Burke, USAF, (left) and Captain John Williams, USAF, of the 155th Air Refueling Wing, Nebraska Air National Guard, review their flight plan for a refueling training mission. As part of Operation ENDURING FREEDOM in support of the Global War on Terrorism (GWOT), Guard units were activated as part of homeland defense

Deplaning a C-141 Starlifter, firemen assigned to the 319th Air Expeditionary Group (AEG), arrive at a forward deployed location to provide fire protection services. The 319th AEG is deployed to a classified location in support of Operation ENDURING FREEDOM. Operation ENDURING FREEDOM is in support of the Global War on Terrorism (GWOT), fighting terrorism abroad

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Subject Operation/Series: ENDURING FREEDOM

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Scene Camera Operator: TSGT Scott Reed, USAF

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