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U.S. Air Force Senior Airman Parker McElroy refuels an F-16 Fighting Falcon during Red Flag-Alaska, Eielson Air Force Base, Alaska, Oct. 16, 2008. McElroy, assigned to the 384th Air Refueling Squadron, McConnell Air Force Base, is the boom operator on a KC-135 Stratotanker and controls the flow of the fuel to the fighters.

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U.S. Air Force Senior Airman Parker McElroy refuels an F-16 Fighting Falcon during Red Flag-Alaska, Eielson Air Force Base, Alaska, Oct. 16, 2008. McElroy, assigned to the 384th Air Refueling Squadron, McConnell Air Force Base, is the boom operator on a KC-135 Stratotanker and controls the flow of the fuel to the fighters.

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