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RIGHT: Technical Sgt.
James Shaffer, 384th
Air Refueling Squad- Flightline Fr ida
ron boom operator,
observes refueling of a
HC-130J Combat King
II over Arizona Feb. 11.
Airmen from Fairchild
Air Force Base, Wash-
ington and Davis-Mon-
than Air Force Base
conducted nighttime
air refueling training. Senior Airman Nicholas Ross

Senior Airman Jacob T. Stephens
A U.S. Air Force EC-130H Compass Call receives fuel from a KC-135 Strato-
tanker over Arizona, Feb. 11. The KC-135 enhances the Air Force’s capability to
accomplish the primary mission of global reach by providing its core aerial refu-
eling capability.

U.S. Air Force KC-
135 Stratotanker
pilots take off
from the runway at
Davis-Monthan Air
Force Base, Feb.
11. The KC-135
enhances the Air
Force’s capability
to accomplish the
primary mission
of global reach by Courtesy photo
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