Senior Master Sgt. Debbie Merrill gives some last minute instructions to Airman 1st Class Chris Wickert before he refuels an F-22 Raptor for the first time. Merrill and Wickert are KC-135 boom operators. ( Air Force photo/Master Sgt. Jeremy Lock) Refuelers026 by AirmanMagazine

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