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A KC-135 Stratotanker assigned to the 22nd Air Refueling Wing at McConnell Air Force Base, Kan., taxis to its parking spot May 18, 2017 at Travis AFB, Calif. The KC-135 was part of a group of eight aircraft that flew to Travis to avoid extreme weather in the Midwest. (U.S. Air Force photo/Tech. Sgt. James Hodgman)


KC-135 Arrival

A KC-135 Stratotanker assigned to the 22nd Air Refueling Wing at McConnell Air Force Base, Kan., taxis to its parking spot May 18, 2017 at Travis AFB, Calif. The KC-135 was part of a group of eight aircraft that flew to Travis to avoid extreme weather in the Midwest. (U.S. Air Force photo/Tech. Sgt. James Hodgman)

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A U.S. Air Force F-15C Eagle assigned to the 18th Wing at Kadena Air Base, Japan, is refueled by a KC-10 Extender from the 6th Air Refueling Squadron, Travis Air Force Base, Calif., June 2, 2018. The KC-10 refueled two F-15C Eagles a total of 16 times, offloading a total of 78,400 pounds of fuel over a distance covering nearly 2,300 nautical miles on a mission in the Indo-Pacific region. (U.S. Air Force photo by Tech. Sgt. James Hodgman)
U.S. Air Force Capt. Jeremy Fabling, 6th Air Refueling Squadron KC-10 Extender pilot, conducts a flight controls check in the cockpit of a KC-10 at Misawa Air Base, Japan, June 4, 2018. The aircraft completed a five-day mission which featured refueling U.S. Air Force F-15C Eagles and Japan Air Self-Defense Force fighter aircraft in the Indo-Pacific Command area of operations. (U.S. Air Force photo by Tech. Sgt. James Hodgman)
U.S. Air Force Staff Sgt. Ben Clouse, 6th Air Refueling Squadron KC-10 Extender flight engineer, conducts a check of flight systems inside a KC-10 at Travis Air Force Base, Calif., June 1, 2018. The aircraft completed a five-day mission which featured refueling U.S. Air Force and Japan Air Self-Defense Force fighter aircraft in the Indo-Pacific Command area of operations. (U.S. Air Force photo by Tech. Sgt. James Hodgman)
U.S. Air Force Capt. Spencer Turek, 6th Air Refueling Squadron KC-10 Extender pilot, fly’s a KC-10 over Alaska June 6, 2018. The KC-10 supported a five-day refueling mission in the Indo-Pacific theater refueling a total of eight aircraft offloading more than 200,000 pounds of fuel. (U.S. Air Force photo by Tech. Sgt. James Hodgman)
U.S. Air Force Capt. Eddie Miller, 6th Air Refueling Squadron assistant flight commander for the mission support flight and a KC-10 aircraft commander, conducts a flight controls check in the cockpit of a KC-10 at Eielson Air Force Base, Alaska, June 6, 2018. The aircraft completed a five-day mission which featured refueling U.S. Air Force F-15C Eagles and Japan Air Self-Defense Force fighter aircraft in the Indo-Pacific Command area of operations. (U.S. Air Force photo by Tech. Sgt. James Hodgman)
F-15s fly alongside a U.S. Air Force KC-10 Extender from Travis Air Force Base, Calif., during a refueling mission in the Indo-Pacific theater June 4, 2018. The KC-10 refueled six fighters from the Japan Air Self-Defense Force offloading more than 130,000 pounds of fuel enabling them to fly more than 2,900 nautical miles from Japan to Alaska. (U.S. Air Force photo by Tech. Sgt. James Hodgman)
U.S. Air Force Staff Sgt. Zachariah Ploeger, 6th Air Refueling Squadron boom operator, refuels an F-15 during a mission in the Pacific theater June 4, 2018. The boom operator is responsible for ensuring safe refueling with receiver aircraft thousands of feet above the ground. Ploeger refueled eight fighter aircraft from the United States and Japan during the five-day mission. (U.S. Air Force photo by Tech. Sgt. James Hodgman)
An F-15 is refueled by a U.S. Air Force KC-10 Extender from Travis Air Force Base, Calif., during a mission in the Indo-Pacific theater June 4, 2018. The KC-10 refueled six fighters from the Japan Air Self-Defense Force offloading more than 130,000 pounds of fuel enabling them to fly more than 2,900 nautical miles from Japan to Alaska. (U.S. Air Force photo by Tech. Sgt. James Hodgman)
An F-15 is refueled by a U.S. Air Force KC-10 Extender from Travis Air Force Base, Calif., during a mission in the Indo-Pacific theater June 4, 2018. The KC-10 refueled six fighters from the Japan Air Self-Defense Force offloading more than 130,000 pounds of fuel enabling them to fly more than 2,900 nautical miles from Japan to Alaska. (U.S. Air Force photo by Tech. Sgt. James Hodgman)
U.S. Air Force Capt. Spencer Turek (Center), 6th Air Refueling Squadron KC-10 Extender pilot, enjoys a conversation with two Japan Air Self-Defense Force pilots inside a KC-10 during a refueling mission in the Indo-Pacific theater June 4, 2018. During the mission, the KC-10 refueled six JASDF F-15 aircraft offloading nearly 130,000 pounds of fuel enabling the fighters to travel more than 2,900 nautical miles from Japan to Alaska. (U.S. Air Force photo by Tech. Sgt. James Hodgman)
Staff Sgt. Zachariah Ploeger, 6th Air Refueling Squadron boom operator, refuels an F-15 during a mission in the Indo-Pacific theater June 4, 2018. The boom operator is responsible for ensuring safe refueling with receiver aircraft thousands of feet above Earth. Ploeger refueled eight fighter aircraft from the United States and Japan during the five-day mission. (U.S. Air Force photo by Tech. Sgt. James Hodgman)
A KC-10 Extender from the 6th Air Refueling Squadron, gets refueled from a KC-10 Extender from the 9th Air Refueling Squadron during a training mission over the Pacific Northwest, August 21, 2017. Both KC-10 Extenders are assigned to Travis Air Force Base, Calif. (U.S. Air Force photo by Louis Briscese)