An F-15E Strike Eagle piloted by Col. Christopher Sage, 4th Fighter Wing commander, prepares to be refueled by a KC-135R Stratotanker, May 18, 2017, in the skies over Seymour Johnson Air Force Base, North Carolina. The boom is the fastest way to refuel aircraft at 1,200 gallons per minute.

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