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Snapshots of what’s happening in the Defense Department.

An F-15 Eagle aircraft assigned to the 71st Fighter Squadron out of Langley Air Force Base, Va., receives fuel from a KC-135 Stratotanker aircraft assigned to the Pennsylvania Air National Guard's 171st Air Refueling Wing during a combat air patrol mission in support of Operation Nobel Eagle over Washington, D.C., on Oct 7, 2007.

An F-15 Eagle aircraft receives fuel from a KC-135 Stratotanker aircraft.

An F-15 Eagle aircraft assigned to the 71st Fighter Squadron out of Langley Air Force Base, Va., receives fuel from a KC-135 Stratotanker aircraft assigned to the Pennsylvania Air National Guard's 171st Air Refueling Wing during a combat air patrol mission in support of Operation Nobel Eagle over Washington, D.C., on Oct 7, 2007.

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