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Air Force Staff Sgt. David Avery operates the refueling boom of a KC-135 Stratotanker aircraft in support of Operation Inherent Resolve over Iraq, April 5, 2016. Avery is deployed from the 384th Air Refueling Squadron, McConnell Air Force Base, Kan. Air Force photo by Staff Sgt. Corey Hook

Boom Operator

Air Force Staff Sgt. David Avery operates the refueling boom of a KC-135 Stratotanker aircraft in support of Operation Inherent Resolve over Iraq, April 5, 2016. Avery is deployed from the 384th Air Refueling Squadron, McConnell Air Force Base, Kan. Air Force photo by Staff Sgt. Corey Hook

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