US Navy (USN) Photographer's Mate 2nd Class (PH2) John Parker document...
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A U.S. Air Force KC-10 Extender moves in to be refueled
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An Italian Air Force A-11 Ghibli departs after receiving
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Representative Nancy Mace, District 99 House Representative,
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A U.S. Air Force KC-10 Extender moves in to be refueled
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An Italian Air Force A-11 Ghibli receives fuel from
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U.S. Marine Corps Sgt. Michael Craik, a KC-130 crewmaster
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U.S. Marine Corps Sgt. Ramiro N. Martinezsalas with
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A U.S. Air Force F-16 Fighting Falcon refuels from
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A U.S. Air Force B-52 Stratofortress departs after
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A U.S. Marine with Marine Medium Tiltrotor Squadron
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A U.S. Air Force KC-135 Stratotanker with the 434th
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The aircraft carrier USS Dwight D. Eisenhower (CVN
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U.S. Air Force Staff Sgt. Calvin Ussery, 18th Force
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Spc. Lisa Cardenas and Spc. James Payne both armament,
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Staff Sgt. Alex Esquibel, 350th Air Refueling Squadron
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U.S. Marine Corps Lance Cpl. Alfredo Gaspar with
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Representative Nancy Mace, District 99 House Representative,
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Maj. Matthew Maiorano left, and Lt. Col. Richard Friendlich
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A U.S. Air Force KC-135 Stratotanker with the 434th
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A U.S Marine AV-8B Harrier with Marine Attack Squadron
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134th Airmen experienced the mission first hand during
134th Airmen experienced the mission first hand during an orientation refueling flight aboard a KC-135.
A U.S. Air Force KC-135 Stratotanker with the 343th
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U.S. Marine Corps Cpl. Juan Sierra, a crew master assigned
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Marines with II Marine Expeditionary Force Headquarters
Marines with II Marine Expeditionary Force Headquarters Group, II Marine Expeditionary Force, motor transportation refuel during a field exercise at Landing Zone Falcon Sept. 9.
A Belgian F-16A Fighting Falcon receives fuel from
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Spc. Hayden Warner and Pfc. Diamond Singleton, both
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The KC-46A Pegasus is the first phase of a three-phase
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Rescue missions and support to civil authorities fighting
Rescue missions and support to civil authorities fighting wildfires were the focuses of West Coast troop visits by the National Guard’s highest-ranking general and his senior enlisted advisor this week.
Two F-35B Joint Strike Fighters conduct the first aerial
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A U.S. Marine Corps F-35B Lightning II from the Marine
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U.S. Marines and Master Labor Contractors with the
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180717-F-FS041-0395 JOINT BASE PEARL HARBOR-HICKAM,
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The lights of Portales, N.M., illuminate the night
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Sgt. James Janeway of Maryville, Tenn., serves as a
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The boom of a Michigan Air National Guard KC-135
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U.S. Marine Corps Lance Cpl. Larry Byrd, a bulk fuels
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U.S. Navy Cmdr. James Palma, with 2nd Medical Battalion,
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U.S. Air Force Chief Master Sgt. John Tex Austin, a
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An U.S. fighter jet refuels from an Air Force KC-135
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U.S. Marine Corps Lance Cpl. Cai Gutman, an aircrew
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A U.S. Air Force KC-135 Stratotanker with the 343th
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KC-135R Stratotankers taxi in a formation known as
KC-135R Stratotankers taxi in a formation known as an "Elephant Walk" during an exercise at McGhee Tyson ANG Base, Tennessee.
A U.S. Air Force F-22 Raptor assigned to Joint Base
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A 340th Expeditionary Air Refueling Squadron boom operator
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U.S. Air Force Airmen aboard a U.S. Air Force KC-135
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A U.S. Marine Corps KC-130J Super Hercules assigned
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U.S. Marines with Transportation Services Company,
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A UH-1Y Venom with Marine Light Attack Helicopter Squadron
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U.S. Air Force Staff Sgt. Jason Cokley, 909th Aircraft
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A U.S. Marine crew chief assigned to Medium Tiltrotor
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A U.S. Marine Corps MV-22B Osprey assigned to Marine
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A U.S. Air Force F-22 Raptor assigned to Joint Base
A U.S. Air Force F-22 Raptor assigned to Joint Base Langley-Eustis, Va., banks away after being refueled by a KC-10 Extender crewed by members of the 78th Air Refueling Squadron, 514th Air Mobility Wing, flies ... More
U.S. Air Force pararescuemen from the 31st RS and HH-60
U.S. Air Force pararescuemen from the 31st RS and HH-60 Pave Hawks from the 33rd Rescue Squadron rescue simulated survivors during Exercise Keen Sword 17 Nov. 9, 2016, near Okinawa, Japan. KS17 involves U.S. fo... More
A Marine prepares to refuel an Army UH-60 Black Hawk
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Petroleum supply specialists from the 16th Combat Aviation
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Weapons online: F-35A train syllabus advances ahead of IOC
An Eglin Air Force Base F-35A Lightning II receives fuel from a KC-135 Stratotanker assigned to MacDill AFB approximately 100 miles off the Gulf Coast March 2, 2016, following the 58th Fighter Squadron's first ... More
A U.S. Air Force F-22 Raptor receives fuel from a KC-135
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U.S. Marine Corps Lance Cpl. Evan Zink, a radio operator
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A KC-46A Pegasus lands at McConnell Air Force Base,
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U.S. Air Force KC-135 Stratotanker boom operator Master
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U.S. Air Force Airman 1st Class Matisynn C. Ciardini,
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USNS Patuxent conducts a replenishment at sea with
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U.S. Air Force Captain Daniel Herr, 328th Air Refueling
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A U.S. Air Force F-16 Fighting Falcon with the 120th
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Cpl. Andrew A. Sandoval fills out a weight and balance
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