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Master Sgt. Bartek Bachleda (right), 22nd Air Refueling Wing aircraft boom operator, from McConnell Air Force Base, Kansas, briefs his idea to the Spark Tank panel during the Air Force Association Air Warfare Symposium, Orlando, Fla., Feb. 22, 2018. (U.S. Air Force photo by Wayne A. Clark)

KC-135 aircraft boom instructor platform wins Spark Tank cup

Air Force Master Sgt. Bartek Bachleda, right, an 22nd Air Refueling Wing aircraft boom operator from McConnell Air Force Base, Kan., briefs his idea to the Spark Tank panel during the Air Force Association Air Warfare Symposium in Orlando, Fla., Feb. 22, 2018. Air Force photo by Wayne A. Clark

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