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250721-F-FT378-1168.JPG Photo By: Airman 1st Class Michael Sanders

.... - U.S. Air Force Senior Airman Elijah Sylvester, 99th Air Refueling Squadron (ARS) crew chief, stands in front of a KC-135 Stratotanker assigned to the 117th Air Refueling Wing, Sumpter Smith Joint National Guard Base, Alabama, before a refueling mission in support of Red Flag-Nellis 25-3 at Nellis Air Force Base, Nevada, July 21, 2025. Sylvester and other 99th ARS Airman performed pre-flight inspections on a KC-135 to ensure operational readiness for refueling missions during the exercise. (U.S. Air Force photo by Airman 1st Class Michael Sanders)

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