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Airman 1st Class Lance M. Welch, boom operator with the Air Force Reserve Command's 940th Air Refueling Wing, practices air refueling with a KC-10 Extender from the 60th Air Mobility Wing at Travis Air Force Base, Calif., during a training mission Jan. 3, 2007. Training missions ensure citizen warriors of the 940th ARW, Beale AFB, Calif., are ready to answer America's call at any time. (U.S. Air Force photo/Staff Sgt. Luke Johnson)
Air Force Reserve Lt. Col. Jonathan Philebaum, 940th Air Refueling Wing pilot, prepares to taxi a KC-135 Stratotanker onto the runway at Beale Air Force Base, Calif., for an air-to-air refueling training mission Jan. 3, 2007. Citizen Warriors have the same training requirements as their active-duty counterparts. (U.S. Air Force photo/Staff Sgt. Luke Johnson)
Airman 1st Class Lance M. Welch, boom operator with the Air Force Reserve Command's 940th Air Refueling Wing, inspects the interior of a KC-135 Stratotanker prior to a scheduled training mission Jan. 3, 2007, at Beale Air Force Base, Calif. (U.S. Air Force photo/Staff Sgt. Luke Johnson)