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An Air Force maintainer inspects the boom of a KC-135 Stratotanker at Al Udeid Air Base, Qatar, June 7, 2017, before a flight supporting Operation Inherent Resolve. The maintainer is assigned to the 340th Aircraft Maintenance Unit. Air Force photo by Staff Sgt. Michael Battles

Stratotanker Boom

An Air Force maintainer inspects the boom of a KC-135 Stratotanker at Al Udeid Air Base, Qatar, June 7, 2017, before a flight supporting Operation Inherent Resolve. The maintainer is assigned to the 340th Aircraft Maintenance Unit. Air Force photo by Staff Sgt. Michael Battles

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