Senior Airman Ian Christie, 173rd boom operator, focuses on controls right before F/A-18 Hornets come up, Aug. 19, 2021, during an air refueling near Abilene, Texas. F/A-18 pilots received fuel from the basket on the KC-135R Stratotanker from the 155th Air Refueling Wing as part of their mission readiness requirements.

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