Airman 1st Class Nickalos Barentine, 95th Aircraft Maintenance Unit crew chief, Tyndall Air Force Base, Fla., and Airman 1st Class Alexis Aragon, 7th Logistics Readiness Squadron fuels specialist, Dyess Air Force Base, Texas, refuel an F-22 Raptor during Red Flag 16-1, Jan. 28, 2016, at Nellis Air Force Base, Nev. “Fuels is the lifeline of every aircraft, and without fuel, these aircraft can’t go anywhere,” said Aragon. “I love it because I know we’re helping get the mission done.” ( Air Force photo by Senior Airman Alex Fox Echols III/Released)

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