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March Reservists and active duty practice teamwork at Barksdale AFB

A KC-135 crew from the 336th Air Refueling Squadron is ready to refuel a B-52 from Barksdale AFB. (U.S. Air Force photo)

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March Reservists and active duty practice teamwork at Barksdale AFB

A KC-135 crew from the 336th Air Refueling Squadron is ready to refuel a B-52 from Barksdale AFB. (U.S. Air Force photo)

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March Reservists and active duty practice teamwork at Barksdale AFB

A KC-135 crew from the 336th Air Refueling Squadron is ready to refuel a B-52 from Barksdale AFB. (U.S. Air Force photo)

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March Reservists and active duty practice teamwork at Barksdale AFB

Barksdale fire department members assemble near a KC-135 prior to a safety lesson. (U.S. Air Force photos by Senior Airman Joanna M.Kresge, 2nd Bomb Wing Public Affairs)

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March Reservists and active duty practice teamwork at Barksdale AFB

Senior Master Sgt. Kenneth Horner, KC-135 boom operator, performs pre-flight checks prior to a refueling mission with a B-52. (U.S. Air Force photos by Senior Airman Joanna M.Kresge, 2nd Bomb Wing Public Affairs)

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March Reservists and active duty practice teamwork at Barksdale AFB

A KC-135 crew from the 336th Air Refueling Squadron prepares for takeoff to participate in refueling missions with Barksdale’s B-52s. (U.S. Air Force photos by Senior Airman Joanna M. Kresge, 2nd Bomb Wing Public Affairs)

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Turkey for Christmas

The pilots and crew of the Christmas Day sortie pause for a snapshot. The last of about 130 members from various units throughout March ARB returned here from Incirlik AB, Turkey, Jan. 4, after wrapping up refueling missions in support of operations in Iraq and Afghanistan. Two KC-135s from the 336 ARS conducted 131 sorties and unloaded 1,000,734 pounds of fuel during the two-month deployment. (U.S. Air Force photo courtesy of Capt. Mary Guest)

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Turkey for Christmas

Maj. Brad Herrick and Capt. Mary Guest, both from the 336 ARS, stay in the Christmas spirit as they refuel a C-17 from McChord AFB on Dec. 25. The last of about 130 members from various units throughout March ARB returned here from Incirlik AB, Turkey, Jan. 4, after wrapping up refueling missions in support of operations in Iraq and Afghanistan. Two KC-135s from the 336 ARS conducted 131 sorties and unloaded 1,000,734 pounds of fuel during the two-month deployment. (U.S. Air Force photo courtesy of Capt. Mary Guest)

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Turkey for Christmas

A KC-135 from the 452 AMW refuels a C-17 crew from McChord AFB on Christmas Day. The C-17 is piloted by Lt. Col. Albert Miller, squadron commander, 817 AS and Capt. Shaun Maloney. The last of about 130 members from various units throughout March ARB returned here from Incirlik AB, Turkey, Jan. 4, after wrapping up refueling missions in support of operations in Iraq and Afghanistan. Two KC-135s from the 336 ARS conducted 131 sorties and unloaded 1,000,734 pounds of fuel during the two-month deployment. (U.S. Air Force photo courtesy of Capt. Mary Guest)

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F-22 gets synthetic blend

Senior Master Sgt. Phil Stidham, boom operator, 336 ARS, and Jeff Braun, director, Alternative Fuels Certification Office, observe from a KC-135R as an F-22 Raptor is refueled over the Southern California desert. The F-22 is based at Edwards AFB. (U.S. Air Force photo by Master Sgt. Rick Sforza, 4th CTCS)

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F-22 gets synthetic blend

(From left) Maj. Bob Dittus, pilot, Senior Master Sgt. Phil Stidham, boom operator, and Capt. Eric Leach, co-pilot, conduct preflight planning before the refueling mission. (U.S. Air Force photo by Master Sgt. Rick Sforza, 4th CTCS)

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F-22 gets synthetic blend

Col. Jeff Pennington, 452nd Operations Group commander (right), discusses the Aug. 28 refueling mission before takeoff with members from the Alternative Fuels Certification Office, Wright-Patterson AFB: Betty Rodriguez, chief engineer and Jeff Braun, director, Alternative Fuels Certification Office, Wright-Patterson AFB. (U.S. Air Force photo by Master Sgt. Rick Sforza, 4th CTCS)

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F-22 gets synthetic blend

A KC-135 from the 336 ARS at the base refuels an F-22 from Edwards AFB with a new synthetic fuel which will decrease the Air Force’s dependence on foreign oil. It was the first time the new synthetic fuel was used in an air refueling as well as the first time a KC-135 flew using it. The pilots from both aircraft reported that everything went smoothly. (U.S. Air Force photo by Master Sgt. Rick Sforza, 4th CTCS)

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FATHER, SON FLY TOGETHER

Lt. Col. Robert Nicholson (left) of Air Force Reserve Command’s Detachment 2, Fourth Air Force, March Air Reserve Base, and his oldest son, Capt. David Nicholson of the Michigan Air National Guard’s 127th Air Refueling Group, share a moment during Colonel Nicholson’s final KC-135 flight July 22, at Selfridge Air National Guard Base, Mich. The occasion was Col. Nicholson’s final KC-135 flight before his retirement after 37 years of service. The Air Force Reserve and the Air National Guard had to approve the training mission in order for the father and son to fly together. (U.S. Air Force photo)

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Mechanics continue to work during sunset

Mechanics from the 452nd Air Mobility Wing use a cherry picker to check the tail of a KC-135 Stratotanker refueling aircraft from the 336th Air Refueling Squadron during an inspection at March Air Reserve Base, Calif. (U.S. Air Force photo by Val Gempis)

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Inspecting KC-135's brake plate

Senior Airman Jason Ray, a non-destructive inspection technician from the 452nd Maintenance Squadron, March Air Reserve Base, Calif., inspects a KC-135 Stratotanker refueling aircraft brake plate for fatigue and cracks. He is checking the brake plate for fatigue and cracks. NDI technicians interpret and evaluate indications of test method applied to detect discontinuities and fl aws in aircraft, aerospace ground equipment, component parts, auxiliary equipment and pressurized and fl uid systems. (U.S. Air Force photo by Val Gempis)

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Inspecting KC-135's brake plate

Senior Airman Jason Ray, a non-destructive inspection technician from the 452nd Maintenance Squadron, March Air Reserve Base, Calif., applies a magnetic particle bath to a KC-135 Stratotanker refueling aircraft brake plate during inspection on a magnetic particle machine. He is checking the brake plate for fatigue and cracks. NDI technicians interpret and evaluate indications of test method applied to detect discontinuities and flaws in aircraft, aerospace ground equipment, component parts, auxiliary equipment and pressurized and fl uid systems. (U.S. Air Force photo by Val Gempis)

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Inspecting KC-135's brake plate

Senior Airman Jason Ray, a non-destructive inspection technician from the 452nd Maintenance Squadron, March Air Reserve Base, Calif., sets up a KC-135 Stratotanker refueling aircraft brake plate for inspection on a magnetic particle machine. He is checking the brake plate for fatigue and cracks. NDI technicians interpret and evaluate indications of test method applied to detect discontinuities and fl aws in aircraft, aerospace ground equipment, component parts, auxiliary equipment and pressurized and fl uid systems. (U.S. Air Force photo by Val Gempis)

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Wheel repair

Airman 1st Class Jonathan Centers, an aircraft mechanic from the Aero Repair Shop, uses a ratchet wrench to install heat shied on a KC-135 Stratotanker refueling aircraft main wheel at March Air Reserve Base, Calif., on Feb. 3, 2008. March Air Reserve Base, located in Southern California, is home to the largest air mobility wing in the Air Force Reserve Command. It is also home to units from the Army Reserve, Navy Reserve, Marine Corps Reserve and Air National Guard. (U.S. Air Force photo by Val Gempis)

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March Air Reserve Base maintenance group named number one

Senior Airman Rene Meline, aviation technician with the 752nd AMXS, climbs into a KC-135 to begin maintenance training. (U.S. Air Force photo by Amy Abbott)

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