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Air Force Senior Airman Autmn Herick-Cox prepares equipment inside a KC-135 Stratotanker during exercise Red Flag 16-3 at Nellis Air Force Base, Nev., July 27, 2016. Herick-Cox is a boom operator. Air Force photo by Tech. Sgt. David Salanitri

Inside a Stratotanker

Air Force Senior Airman Autmn Herick-Cox prepares equipment inside a KC-135 Stratotanker during exercise Red Flag 16-3 at Nellis Air Force Base, Nev., July 27, 2016. Herick-Cox is a boom operator. Air Force photo by Tech. Sgt. David Salanitri

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