Two Air Force Airmen monitor an air pressure regulator as a crane prepares to lift the nose of an Air Force KC-135 Stratotanker aerial refueling aircraft during an exercise Aug. 13, 2011, at Selfridge Air National Guard Base, Mich. The 191st Maintenance Squadron performed an exercise where it simulated a KC-135 Stratotanker had damaged nose gear and a crane was needed to move the aircraft to a safe location for repair. At the tail of the aircraft a series of inflated air bladders were used to help support the aircraft during the operation. Tech. Sgt. Daniel Heaton

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