A Air Force KC-135 Stratotanker boom operator from the 340th Expeditionary Air Refueling Squadron conducts preflight checks at Al Udeid Air Base, Qatar, before takeoff in support of Operation Inherent Resolve, Oct. 25, 2017. The KC-135 Stratotanker provides air refueling support to Air Force, joint, and coalition partner aircraft in support of missions across the full spectrum of aerial operations. ( Air Force Photo by Tech. Sgt. Gregory Brook)

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