Air Force Senior Airman Joshua Grabe, 9th Air Refueling Squadron boom operator, connects with a KC-10 Extender to train on aerial refueling June 27, 2023, over the California coast to commemorate Operation Centennial Contact. The operation was a celebration of a century of aerial refueling capabilities. The operation involved 152 total aircraft, including 82 tankers and 70 receivers, traversing sites across the United States.

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Keywords: aerial, afb, armed, defence, extender, forces, kc-10, military, refuel, travis, war