Air Force Tech Sgt. Mark Perkins, a boom operator with the 121st Air Refueling Wing, Ohio Air National Guard prepares to refuel an MC-130J Commando II with the 9th Special Operations Squadron during a training sortie in support of Emerald Warrior 17 March 7, 2017. Emerald Warrior is a Special Operations Command exercise during which joint special operations forces train to respond to various threats across the spectrum of conflict. ( Air National Guard photo by Senior Airman Ashley Williams)

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