The refueling boom of a KC-135R Stratotanker aircraft from the 128th Air Refueling Wing, Wisconsin Air National Guard approaches a C-17 Globemaster III aircraft from the 167th Airlift Wing, West Virginia Air National Guard during an aerial refueling training mission in the skies over New York, May 19, 2021. Aerial refueling allows the receiving aircraft to remain airborne for longer and allow the aircraft to take off with a greater cargo payload.

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Photo credit: © Operation 2021 / Alamy / Afripics
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Keywords: 167th, aerial, air, airlift, aw, c17, guard, national, refueling, virginia, west, wing, wvang