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A Pittsburgh KC-135 from the 171st Aerial Refueling Wing shows off its nose art with a tanker from the 141st ARW based at Fairchild, Washington quietly sitting on the ramp. For each Red Flag sortie, a tanker is assigned to either Red Air or Blue Air to replenish fighters out on the Nellis Range. Typically, two tankers are provided for Blue Air due to the size of the force and one tanker for Red Air.

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Red Flag 2006 - 06-01 - Nellis AFB, Nevada
A Pittsburgh KC-135 from the 171st Aerial Refueling Wing shows off its nose art with a tanker from the 141st ARW based at Fairchild, Washington quietly sitting on the ramp. For each Red Flag sortie, a tanker is assigned to either Red Air or Blue Air to replenish fighters out on the Nellis Range. Typically, two tankers are provided for Blue Air due to the size of the force and one tanker for Red Air.