Pictured are U.S. Air Force KC-135 pilots assigned to the 97th Air Refueling Squadron during Exercise Royal Flush at Fairchild AFB, Wash. on April 30. During the Air Mobility Command exercise, Fairchild launched 44 KC-135 sorties in 72-hours to represent "a shift from day-to-day aerial refueling missions and planned deployments to a time when forces could be required to launch all available assets and personnel within days’ notice," the Air Force said (U.S. Air Force Photo)
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