A Air Force KC-135 Stratotanker pilot, assigned to the 340th Expeditionary Air Refueling Squadron Detachment 1, communicates with his crew during a refueling mission over Afghanistan, Jan. 31, 2018. The KC-135 enables aircraft, like the F-16 Fighting Falcon and A-10 Thunderbolt II, to fly for extended periods in support of Operation Freedom's Sentinel. ( Air Force Photo by Tech. Sgt. Paul Labbe)

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