A Air Force B-52H Stratofortress aircraft approaches a KC-10 Extender aircraft over an undisclosed location in Southwest Asia to receive fuel during a mission, Aug. 13, 2021. Air refueling is critical to agile combat employment because it extends the aircraft’s range and duration of flight.

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Keywords: -52h, 380th, aew, air, al, base, boom, dhafra, extender, kc-10, operator, refueling, stratofortress