A Air Force KC-135 Stratotanker pilot, assigned to the 340th Expeditionary Air Refueling Squadron Detachment 1, conducts walk-around inspection on his aircraft on Kandahar Airfield, Afghanistan, Feb. 7, 2018. The KC-135 extends the reach of aircraft like the A-10 Thunderbolt II and F-16 Fighting Falcon, which are deployed to Afghanistan to support counter terror combat operations. ( Air Force Photo by Tech. Sgt. Paul Labbe)

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