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An airman sits inside an airplane's cockpit looking out at another airplane while both fly in the sky.

Fuel Collection

Air Force Capt. Justin Atkinson prepares to receive fuel from a KC-135 Stratotanker at Eielson Air Force Base, Alaska, June 13, 2019, during Red Flag-Alaska 19-2. The exercise provides counter-air, interdiction and close air support training in a simulated combat environment.

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