A Air Force KC-135 Stratotanker boom operator, assigned to the 340th Expeditionary Air Refueling Squadron Detachment 1, guides in an A-10 Thunderbolt II during an air refueling mission over Afghanistan Jan. 31, 2018. Based out of Kandahar Airfield, the KC-135s extends the reach of and coalition aircraft, ensuring ground forces are supported with decisive airpower. ( Air Force

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