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A Reserve Citizen Airman from the 624th Civil Engineering Squadron gives critical instructions while directing teammates during a live firefighting exercise in Kahului, Maui, Sept. 8, 2024.

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Preflight pose

University of Notre Dame Air Force and Navy ROTC cadets and midshipmen pose for a photograph in front of a KC-135R Stratotanker, prior to an orientation flight, at Grissom Air Reserve Base, Ind., April 1, 2015. Orientation flights are conducted by the Air Force to provide individuals a better understanding of aviation related responsibilities with the aircraft and its mission. (U.S. Air Force photo/Tech. Sgt. Benjamin Mota)
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Through the eyes of a boom operator

Master Sgt. Kenneth Knight, 72 Air Refueling Squadron in-flight refueling technician, explains aerial refueling to Eric Hickok, University of Notre Dame Air Force ROTC Detachment 225 cadet, during an orientation flight on a 434th Air Refueling Wing KC-135R Stratotanker that departed from Grissom Air Reserve Base, Ind., April 1, 2015. During the flight 20 cadets and 6 midshipmen boarded two KC-135Rs to observe the refueling of a C-17 Globemaster III and an A-10 Thunderbolt. (U.S. Air Force photo/Tech. Sgt. Benjamin Mota)
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Learning the ropes

Maj. Brian Thompson, 72 Air Refueling Squadron KC-135R Stratotanker pilot, explains aerial refueling, prior to an orientation flight, to a group of University of Notre Dame Navy ROTC midshipmen, at Grissom Air Reserve Base, Ind., April 1, 2015. During the flight 20 cadets and 6 midshipmen boarded two KC-135Rs to observe the refueling of a C-17 Globemaster III and an A-10 Thunderbolt II. (U.S. Air Force photo/Tech. Sgt. Benjamin Mota)
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In-flight refueling

An A-10 Thunderbolt II aircraft from the Air National Guard's 122nd Fighter Wing in Fort Wayne, Ind., refuels from a KC-135R Stratotanker aircraft from the Air Force Reserve's 434th Air Refueling Wing at Grissom Air Reserve Base, Ind., during a mission over Indiana April 1, 2015. The refueling was conducted during a cadet orientation flight with University of Notre Dame Air Force ROTC Detachment 225. (U.S. Air Force photo/Tech. Sgt. Benjamin Mota)
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Riding for safety

Tech. Sgt. John Thompson, 434th Aircraft Maintenance Squadron crew chief, rides his motorcycle at Grissom Air Reserve Base, Ind., March 20, 2015. Thompson has been riding for 33 years and uses his experience and training to educate other riders. (U.S. Air Force photo/Tech. Sgt. Benjamin Mota)
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All in a day’s work

Tech. Sgt. James Walejewski, 434th Force Support Squadron training technician assists, Senior Airman Kara Kurtis, 434th Air Refueling Wing knowledge operations specialist, with education benefits guidance at Grissom Air Reserve Base, Ind., Feb. 7, 2015. Earlier that day, Walejewski used his Air Force self-aid-and-buddy-care training to provide care during a medical emergency at a local sandwich shop. (U.S. Air Force photo/Tech. Sgt. Benjamin Mota)
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Fuel Test

Christina Looney, 434th Air Refueling contracted fuels laboratory technician, conducts a fuels system icing inhibitor test on Jet-A jet fuel at Grissom Air Reserve Base, Ind., Nov. 14, 2014. Grissom’s recently transitioned from JP-8 jet fuel to Jet-A, a commercial grade jet fuel, as part of an Air Force cost savings initiative. (U.S. Air Force photo/Staff Sgt. Benjamin Mota)
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