A KC-135 Stratotanker pilot, assigned to the 340th Expeditionary Air Refueling Squadron, straps on a safety belt during a flight in support of Operation Inherent Resolve, July 6, 2017. The KC-135 allows for and Coalition aircraft to deliver airpower in an effort to defend the region and destroy ISIS.

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