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From left to right, U.S. Air Force Lt. Col. Michael Deprey, 9th Air Refueling Squadron instructor pilot, Airman 1st Class Robert Carswell, 9th ARS flight engineer, and Maj. Joseph Rush, 821st Contingency Response Group instructor pilot, take off in a KC-10 Extender at Travis Air Force Base, California, July 4, 2022. The training flight provided an opportunity for aircrew to maintain proficiency and included a fly-over supporting two fourth of July parades. (U.S. Air Force photo by Heide Couch)

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U.S. Air Force Senior Airman Aaron Rasmussen, 9th Air Refueling Squadron boom operator, conducts preflight checks prior to a mission at Travis Air Force Base, California, July 4, 2022. The training flight provided an opportunity for aircrew to maintain proficiency and included a fly-over supporting two fourth of July parades. (U.S. Air Force photo by Heide Couch)

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An overview from a KC-10 Extender assigned to Travis Air Force Base, California, during the Fourth of July parade in Fairfield, CA, July 4th, 2022. The annual event commemorates the passage of the Declaration of Independence by the Continental Congress on July 4, 1776. (U.S. Air Force photo by Heide Couch)

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A KC-10 Extender assigned to Travis Air Force Base, California, conducts a flyover to start the “Independence Day Parade” in Fairfield, California, July 4, 2022. The flyover also served as a training flight, providing the KC-10 aircrew an opportunity to maintain proficiency. (U.S. Air Force photo by Senior Airman Alexander Merchak)

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From left to right, U.S. Air Force Capt. Matthew Millikin, 9th Air Refueling Squadron evaluator pilot, Lt. Col. Michael Deprey, 9th ARS instructor pilot, Senior Airman Aaron Rasmussen, 9th ARS boom operator, Airman 1st Class Robert Carswell, 9th ARS flight engineer, and Maj. Joseph Rush, 821st Contingency Response Group instructor pilot, successfully complete a mission at Travis Air Force Base, California, July 4, 2022. Adequate flying hours maintains aircrew proficiency and global mobility readiness. (U.S. Air Force photo by Heide Couch)

Travis aircrew executes training during July 4th flyovers

Published July 7, 2022
By Heide Couch
60th Air Mobility Public Affairs