Smoke flies up as the wheels of a KC-135 Stratotanker make initial contact with the runway at Selfridge Air National Guard Base, Mich., Aug. 10, 2012. The KC-135 is used primarily as an aerial refueler, though it can be configured to carry cargo, personnel or medical patients. This aircraft is operated by the 127th Air Refueling Group of the Michigan Air National Guard.

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Smoke flies up as the wheels of a KC-135 Stratotanker make initial contact with the runway at Selfridge Air National Guard Base, Mich., Aug. 10, 2012. The KC-135 is used primarily as an aerial refueler, though it can be configured to carry cargo, personnel or medical patients. This aircraft is operated by the 127th Air Refueling Group of the Michigan Air National Guard.

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