An Airman from the 451st Expeditionary Aircraft Maintenance Squadron performs maintenance on a KC-135 Stratotanker engine at Kandahar Airfield, Afghanistan, April 4, 2019. The KC-135s deployed to Kandahar provide aerial refueling capabilities, significantly increasing range and reach of various military aircraft in the Central Command area of responsibility.

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