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Inside a Stratotanker

U.S. Air Force Capt. Mark Costa steps inside a KC-135T Stratotanker before a refueling mission at Southwest Asia, Nov. 23, 2015. Costa is a pilot assigned to the 340th Expeditionary Air Refueling Squadron. U.S. Air Force photo by Staff Sgt. Corey Hook