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U.S. Air Force Tech. Sgt. Kevin A. Howard, a KC-10 Extender boom operator with the 76th Air Refueling Squadron, 514th Air Mobility Wing, performs a systems check in the air refueling operator's
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U.S. Air Force Airman 1st Class Rick Taylor, a boom operator with the 78th Aerial Refueling Squadron at McGuire Air Force Base, N.J., refuels a C-17 Globemaster from McGuire : r/cockpits
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