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U.S. Air Force Master Sgt. Chuck Heald waits for an engine start on a KC-135R Stratotanker aircraft on Manas Air Base, Kyrgyzstan, May 27, 2008, prior to a refueling mission over Afghanistan.

STRATOTANKER STARE

U.S. Air Force Master Sgt. Chuck Heald waits for an engine start on a KC-135R Stratotanker aircraft on Manas Air Base, Kyrgyzstan, May 27, 2008, prior to a refueling mission over Afghanistan.

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