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U.S. Air Force Capt. Deryck Castonguay and Capt. Matt Hendrickson fly a KC-135 Stratotranker during Green Flag West 11-9 at the National Training Center on Fort Irwin, Calif., Aug. 16, 2011. Castonguay and Hendrickson are pilots assigned to the 171st Air Refueling Squadron. Green Flag West 11-9 provides a realistic, close-air support training environment for forces preparing to support worldwide combat operations.

U.S. Air Force Capt. Deryck Castonguay and Capt. Matt Hendrickson fly a KC-135 Stratotranker during Green Flag West 11-9 at the National Training Center on Fort Irwin, Calif., Aug. 16, 2011. Castonguay and Hendrickson are pilots assigned to the 171st Air Refueling Squadron. Green Flag West 11-9 provides a realistic, close-air support training environment for forces preparing to support worldwide combat operations.

U.S. Air Force Capt. Deryck Castonguay and Capt. Matt Hendrickson fly a KC-135 Stratotranker during Green Flag West 11-9 at the National Training Center on Fort Irwin, Calif., Aug. 16, 2011. Castonguay and Hendrickson are pilots assigned to the 171st Air Refueling Squadron. Green Flag West 11-9 provides a realistic, close-air support training environment for forces preparing to support worldwide combat operations.

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