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  • A night time image of a KC-10 tanker aircraft refueling boom and centerline engine.
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  • A night time image of a KC-135 illuminated from behind by the new Oshkosh control tower
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  • Approaching the boom, an F-16CG from Hill Air Force Base in Utah prepares to take on fuel. As a member of the Blue Team, F-16's such as these typically arrive on station in groups of four. Two aircraft on each side of the KC-135R rotate through in attempt to make the transfer as quick as possible in order to get back to the fight. This particular F-16 is from the388th Fighter Wing, 421st Fighter Squadron receiving fuel from KC-135R from the 141st Aerial Refueling Wing stationed in Fairchild, Washington.
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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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  • A KC-135 from the 141st Air National Guard Aerial Refueling Wing based at Fairchild, Washington takes to the sky to begin the nighttime Red Flag exercise. Typically there are two sorties each day with the first concluding shortly after noontime and the second beginning just before sunset for nighttime training.
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  • MSgt Sheri Shaw rests her chin while cautiously guiding the refueling probe into an F-16's recepticle high over the Nellis Range. Located in the rear belly of the KC-135, the boomer lies flat while 'flying' the boom into the receptacle controlling two wings half way up the refueling probe. Without the support aircraft assisting red and blue air, Red Flag would be nowhere near as successful a program as it is today.
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  • Boomer, MSgt Sheri Shaw, works out the fuel distribution figures after refueling a series of F-16's from Hill AFB. Each time an aircraft receives fuel, the boomer records the aircraft's identification number, squadron, type and the amount of fuel transferred in pounds.
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  • A KC-135, call sign 'Tanker Two-One' from the 186th ARW based at Key Field, Mississippi takes on four F-16's from the 421st Fighter Squadron over the Nellis Range. Tankers 'Anchor Two-One' and 'Anchor Two-Five' fly an oval pattern above a predesignated area awaiting aircraft from the 'Blue Team' in need of refueling.
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  • Based at Key Field, Mississippi, the 186th Air Refueling Wing took part alongside the 141st ARW of Washington State. This KC-135 took on the call sign of 'Anchor Two-One' as it awaits F-16's from the 'Blue Team' over the Nellis Range.
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  • Taking on fuel from a KC-135R from the 141st Aerial Refueling Wing, this F-16 from the 421st Fighter Squadron, the 'Black Widows' demonstrates a basic weapons load. On stations three and seven reside two 2000lb GBU-31 inactive bombs with stations six and four carrying extended range fuel tanks. One of the most popular aircraft ever built, the F-16 is utilized by more than 25 different countries including the U.S. and was the first aircraft designed as a 'fly-by-wire' aircraft.
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  • A Pittsburgh KC-135 from the 171st Aerial Refueling Wing shows off its nose art.
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  • Utilizing a KC-135 from the 186th Mississippi ANG Refueling Wing, the aircrew of the 141st from Fairchild, Washington take enjoyment from a pair of fuzzy dice iconic of the Las Vegas area. Although 'Sin City' is located nearby and proves quite tempting for pilots and aircrew to visit, the grueling Red Flag schedule prohibits most from making a habit of throwing the dice.
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  • LtCol Patty Morales, Capt Molly Marshall and MSgt Sheri Shaw made up the first all-female KC-135 flight crew for the Washington ANG 141ARW on 01/30/06. Jokingly called the squadron's first 'Unmanned' refueling mission, the crew made up Anchor Two-Five tending to F-16's from the 388th Wing's 427th Squadron from Hill Air Force Base.
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  • AJ110, an F-14 Tomcat from VF-31 'Tomcatters', is on approach for a trap aboard the deck of the USS Theodore Roosevelt CVN-71 during sea trials prior to their 2005 Mediterranean deployment. This would be the final cruise for the F-14 Tomcat and the last time it would ever see combat...Mainanance on the F-14 reached nearly 80 hours for every one flight hour due to its aging airframe and mechanics. Here a Tomcat is seen on approach with its refueling probe locked in the extended position.
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  • LtCol Patricia Morales, Capt Molly Marshall and MSgt Sheri Shaw made up the first all-female KC-135R flight crew for the Washington ANG 141ARW on 30 January 2006. Jokingly called the squadron's first 'Unmanned' refueling mission, the crew made up Anchor Two-Five tending to F-16's from the 388th Wing's 427th Squadron from Hill Air Force Base.
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  • Taking on the callsign 'Anchor Two-Five', LtCol Patricia Morales reaches for the communications panel prior to landing at Nellis AFB concluding the day's mission. Without reverse thrust capabilities of newer aircraft, landing the heavy KC-135 can prove to be a daunting challenge.
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  • Captain Molly Marshall taps the throttles to stay within the predetermined oval flightpath above the Nellis Range Complex. During the exercise, KC-135 tankers fly predetermined routes awaiting fighters from the 'Red Team' and 'Blue Team' in need of fuel. The KC-135R tankers flying with various Air National Guard units throughout the US are amongst some of the oldest aircraft still in service.
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  • Travis Air Force Base Open House during Air Force Week 2009
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  • Travis Air Force Base Open House during Air Force Week 2009
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  • Travis Air Force Base Open House during Air Force Week 2009
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  • Travis Air Force Base Open House during Air Force Week 2009
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  • A-4 Skyhawk on the warbird ramp at night
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  • An F-15C Eagle from the 58th Fighter Squadron based at Eglin Air Force Base in Florida flies alongside a KC-135 Stratotanker flown by the 141st ARW from Fairchild, Washington. The 58th Fighter Squadron as part of the 33rd Fighter Wing is the East Coast based unit designated for test and evaluation operations and work frequently with the 57th Wing based at Nellis Air Force Base.
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  • Polished brass knobs help make up some of the controls of this KC-135. Serving the military since 1956, these aircraft are some of the oldest airframes flying today. While the Red Team and the Blue Team fight it out in the skies above the Nellis Range Complex, the support crews of the countless other aircraft including this KC-135 insure the exercise can continue.
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  • MSgt Larry Stockton prepares to acknowledge aircraft entering the range should 'Challiss', the awaiting E-3 Sentry AWACS aircraft, have unforseen communication problems. Besides the typical challenges Blue Air faces against Red Air, working together and providing redundant resources is just one of the many aspects for which the US Forces train.
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  • Captain Molly Marshall adjust knobs on the overhead console while maintaining a heading to stay within the predetermined oval flightpath above the Nellis Range Complex. During the exercise, KC-135 tankers fly predetermined routes awaiting fighters from the 'Red Team' and 'Blue Team' in need of fuel. KC-135 tankers flying with various Air National Guard units throught the US are amongst some of the oldest aircraft still in service.
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  • Travis Air Force Base Open House during Air Force Week 2009
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  • Travis Air Force Base Open House during Air Force Week 2009
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  • Travis Air Force Base Open House during Air Force Week 2009
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  • 2009 California Capital Air Show in Sacramento, California celebrates Air Force Week, September 12-13.
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  • 2009 California Capital Air Show in Sacramento, California celebrates Air Force Week, September 12-13.
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  • Kicking off one of the many intense nighttime missions, an RC-135 V/W 'Rivet Joint' electronic surveillance aircraft takes to the skies. Typically, the larger aircraft such as the refuelers, electronic reconnaissance and bombers head to the Nellis Range Complex prior to the fighters due to increased loiter times. The RC-135 specializes in the gathering of enemy information and relates that knowledge to friendly forces.
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  • Two groups of four F-15C Eagles prepare to depart runway 3L with the ever growing Las Vegas skyline in the background. A typical mission during Red Flag can consist of more than 70 aircraft including fighters, bombers, aerial refuelers, electronic countermeasures, aggressors, airborne command and control and others. Though the majority of aircraft occupying the range are fighters, it takes all of these various support aircraft to insure a successful and realistic mission.
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  • With refueling door open, this F-16C from the 64th Aggressor Squadron prepares to take on fuel from an awaiting KC-135 Stratotanker.
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