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Free stock photo of Senior Airman Parker McElroy, 384th Air Refueling Squadron, McConnell Air Force Base, refuels an F-16 Fighting Falcon Oct. 16, during a mission. Airman McElroy is here at Eielson Air Force Base for Red Flag – Alaska where he and others develop combat readiness through various training missions to provide refueling support to fighters that simulate attacking and defending against enemies. For this mission, Airman McElroy is the boom operator controlling the flow of the much needed fuel to the fighters. (U.S. Air Force photo by Airman 1st Class Willard E. Grande II)

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