Capt. Matthew Mills, 340th Expeditionary Air Refueling Squadron pilot, conducts an in-flight refueling mission on a KC-135 Stratotanker over Afghanistan, Dec. 22. During this flight the 340th EARS reached 50,000 flying hours for the year 2012. During the

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Capt. Matthew Mills, 340th Expeditionary Air Refueling Squadron pilot, conducts an in-flight refueling mission on a KC-135 Stratotanker over Afghanistan, Dec. 22. During this flight the 340th EARS reached 50,000 flying hours for the year 2012. During the mission, the aircrew refueled a B-1B Lancer and an F-16 Fighting Falcon over Afghanistan in support of Operation Enduring Freedom. Mills is deployed from Pease Air National Guard Base, and is a native of Clemson, (

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