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TANKERS, from page 6 _________ If the crew runs out of fuel used for though boom operators aren’t the per-
refueling, the KC-135 can o oad its sonnel that drop bombs on targets or re
will head to the back of the aircra to own personal fuel to help other aircra . missiles from ghter jets, they still play an
prepare,” said Medina. “Whenever the “For the amount of fuel that we can integral part in continuing the mission.
aircra is within a half mile, I will take
over the radios from the pilots to start carry or o oad onto another aircra , “As a tanker pilot when I was on a
we are usually limited by the takeo deployment, we were a force enabler,”
the process. If the aircra has a wing- weight. We can carry over 150,000 said Todd. “We were there to support
man with him, we will refuel them as pounds of fuel whenever we go out on the mission. We bring the fight to
well so they can continue their mission.” a mission,” said Todd. “For an example, where it needs to be and we stay there
While taking o for a mission during when we take o , we can take o with as for as long as we have to.”
much fuel as the entire weight of the air-
Red Flag 16-3, the KC-135 that Medina To add onto Todd’s statement, Me-
and Todd y on is capable of o oading cra if it didn’t have any fuel on board.” dina le o with one simple message.
thousands of pounds of fuel to aircra . For the tanker community, even “We will have gas in the air 24/7, 365.”

U.S. Air Force photo by Senior Airman Jake Carter An F-22 Raptor, from Joint
Base Langley-Eustis, Va.,
Senior Airman Eric Medina, 92nd Air Refueling receives fuel from a KC-
Squadron boom operator, Fairchild Air Force Base, 135 Stratotanker over the
Wash., refuels an F-22 Raptor from Joint Base Langley- Nevada Test and Training
Eustis, Va., in a training sortie during Red Flag 16-3, Range in a training sortie
July 21. While refueling aircraft, Medina is in charge of during Red Flag 16-3,
thousands of pounds of fuel that will be supplied to July 21. Red Flag, which
aircraft using a KC-135 Stratotanker in the sky. is conducted by the 414th
Combat Training Squadron
at Nellis AFB, is a realistic
combat training exercise
involving the air forces of
the U.S. and its allies that
maximizes the combat
readiness and survivability
of participants by
providing a realistic
U.S. Air Force photo by Senior Airman Jake Carter training environment.

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