A KC-135 “Stratotanker” aircraft, assigned to the 171st Air Refueling Wing, sits parked along the runway after executing an Alert Aircraft Repositioning Plan (AARP) in support of Exercise Steel Forge, while a commercial airliner takes off overhead, June 9, 2024, Near Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania. Exercise Steel Forge is a multi-wing exercise designed to test the readiness capabilities of service members in a controlled simulated environment. ( Air National Guard photo by Mr. William Shapiro)

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