Staff Sgt. Michael Smith, Capt. Jon Cato, 1st Lt. Jason Brown and Tech Sgt. Elton Phew. 908th Expeditionary Air Refueling Squadron, KC-10 Extender crew, prepare for a historical flight, Feb. 29. The all black crew flew together in celebration of African-American History Month paying tribute to the Tuskegee Airmen that paved the way. Sergeant Smith is deployed from McGuire Air Force Base, , and hails from Baltimore, Md. Cato is deployed from Travis AFB, Calif., and hails from Raleigh, Brown is deployed from McGuire AFB, , and hails from Arvada, Colo. Phew is deployed from McGuire A

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Staff Sgt. Michael Smith, Capt. Jon Cato, 1st Lt. Jason Brown and Tech Sgt. Elton Phew. 908th Expeditionary Air Refueling Squadron, KC-10 Extender crew, prepare for a historical flight, Feb. 29. The all black crew flew together in celebration of African-American History Month paying tribute to the Tuskegee Airmen that paved the way. Sergeant Smith is deployed from McGuire Air Force Base, , and hails from Baltimore, Md. Cato is deployed from Travis AFB, Calif., and hails from Raleigh, Brown is deployed from McGuire AFB, , and hails from Arvada, Colo. Phew is deployed from McGuire AFB, , and hails from Atlanta.

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