Captain Trent Parker, 340th Expeditionary Air Refueling Squadron, KC-135 Stratotanker pilot, reads a pre-flight checklist prior to an in-air refueling mission over Iraq, Aug. 12, 2014. As the co-pilot for the mission, Parker is responsible for assisting the aircraft commander to complete the mission, takeoffs and landings. The aircrew is scheduled to offload more than 40,000 gallons of fuel to F-16 Fighting Falcons completing missions in Iraq. Staff Sgt. Vernon Young Jr.

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