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Lt. Col. Kelly Church, 203d Air Refueling Squadron, pilot flies a KC-135 Stratotanker during a refueling exercise at Joint Base Pearl Harbor-Hickam, October 18, 2021. The KC-135 Stratotanker provides aerial refueling support through a boom controlled by an operator stationed in the rear of the fuselage. (U.S Air Force photo by Airman 1st Class Makensie Cooper)

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A KC-135 Stratotanker refuels a C-17 Globemaster III from the 535th Airlift Squadron during an aerial refueling exercise around Hawaiian Islands, October 18, 2021. The C-17 is capable of rapid strategic delivery of troops and all types of cargo to main operating bases or directly to forward bases in the deployment area. (U.S Air Force photo by Airman 1st Class Makensie Cooper)

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A KC-135 Stratotanker refuels a C-17 Globemaster III from the 535th Airlift Squadron during an aerial refueling exercise around Hawaiian Islands, October 18, 2021. The C-17 can perform tactical airlift and airdrop missions and can transport litters and ambulatory patients during aeromedical evacuations. (U.S Air Force photo by Airman 1st Class Makensie Cooper)

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A KC-135 Stratotanker refuels a C-17 Globemaster III during an aerial refueling exercise around Hawaiian Islands, October 18, 2021. The C-17 is capable of rapid strategic delivery of troops and all types of cargo to main operating bases or directly to forward bases in the deployment area. (U.S Air Force photo by Airman 1st Class Makensie Cooper)

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Master Sgt. Cal Codeiro, 203d Airlift Squadron, boom operator, refuels a C-17 Globemaster III during a refueling exercise in the airspace around Hawaii, October 18, 2021. The boom operator is stationed in the rear of the fuselage operating a boom to refuel aircraft in flight. (U.S. Air Force photo by Airman 1st Class Makensie Cooper)

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Master Sgt. Cal Codeiro, 203d Airlift Squadron, boom operator, refuels a C-17 Globemaster III during a refueling exercise around the Hawaiian Islands, October 18, 2021. The boom operator is stationed in the rear of the fuselage operating a boom to refuel aircraft in flight practicing air refueling readiness. (U.S. Air Force photo by Airman 1st Class Makensie Cooper)

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An U.S. Air Force C-17 Globemaster III from the 535th Airlift Squadron prepares to be refueled by a KC-135 Stratotanker in the airspace around Hawaii, October 18, 2021. The C-17 can perform tactical airlift and airdrop missions and can transport litters and ambulatory patients during aeromedical evacuations. (U.S Air Force photo by Airman 1st Class Makensie Cooper)

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Master Sgt. Cal Codeiro, 203d Airlift Squadron, boom operator, refuels a C-17 Globemaster III during a refueling exercise around the Hawaiian Islands, October 18, 2021. The boom operator is stationed in the rear of the fuselage operating a boom to refuel aircraft in flight practicing air refueling readiness. (U.S. Air Force photo by Airman 1st Class Makensie Cooper)

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Fueling the force

Published Oct. 19, 2021
By Airman 1st Class Makensie Cooper

JOINT BASE PEARL HARBOR-HICKAM -- Lt. Col. Kelly Church, 203d Air Refueling Squadron, pilot flies a KC-135 Stratotanker during a refueling exercise at Joint Base Pearl Harbor-Hickam, October 18, 2021. The KC-135 Stratotanker provides aerial refueling support through a boom controlled by an operator stationed in the rear of the fuselage. (U.S Air Force photo by Airman 1st Class Makensie Cooper)

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