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Air Force Reserve Command

Tech. Sgt. Eugene Skelton, a lead mechanic hydraulic technician deployed from the Air Force Reserve Command's 452nd Maintenance Squadron, March Air Reserve Base, Calif., helps remove the air refueling boom. (U.S. Air Force Photo/Senior Airman Christopher Bush)

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Reservists from the 452nd Maintenance Squadron, March Air Reserve Base, Calif., replace the air refueling boom on a KC-135 Stratotanker. (U.S. Air Force Photo/Senior Airman Christopher Bush)

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Boomtime in the Pacific

Published June 23, 2009