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U.S. Air Force Capt. Andrew Scherff and Senior Airman Thomas Schuman conduct a preflight check of a U.S. Air Force KC-135 Stratotanker before a refueling mission during Red Flag-Alaska 12-2 on Eielson Air Force Base, Alaska, June 20, 2012. Scherff, a KC-135 pilot, and Schuman, a crew chief, are assigned to McConnell Air Force Base, Kan.

U.S. Air Force Capt. Andrew Scherff and Senior Airman Thomas Schuman conduct a preflight check of a U.S. Air Force KC-135 Stratotanker before a refueling mission during Red Flag-Alaska 12-2 on Eielson Air Force Base, Alaska, June 20, 2012. Scherff, a KC-135 pilot, and Schuman, a crew chief, are assigned to McConnell Air Force Base, Kan.

U.S. Air Force Capt. Andrew Scherff and Senior Airman Thomas Schuman conduct a preflight check of a U.S. Air Force KC-135 Stratotanker before a refueling mission during Red Flag-Alaska 12-2 on Eielson Air Force Base, Alaska, June 20, 2012. Scherff, a KC-135 pilot, and Schuman, a crew chief, are assigned to McConnell Air Force Base, Kan.

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