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    KC-135 Refueling mission over Iraq [Image 22 of 53]

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    A person in tan/khaki military flight suit is working inside the cargo hold of a large military transport aircraft. They appear to be inspecting or adjusting equipment near a window or hatch on the aircraft's interior wall. The interior shows emergency oxygen systems, cargo tie-down rails on the floor, and various strapped equipment along the fuselage wall.

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    03.29.2011

    Photo by Master Sgt. Adrian Cadiz 

    United States Air Forces Central           

    Airman 1st Class Leigh Schuster, 340th Expeditionary Air Refueling Squadron boom operator, checks an emergency escape hatch during pre-flight procedures aboard a KC-135 Stratotanker at an undisclosed location in Southwest Asia before an aerial refueling mission in support of Operation New Dawn. Schuster is deployed from the 100th Air Refueling Wing, Royal Air Force Mildenhall, United Kingdom.

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    Date Taken: 03.29.2011
    Date Posted: 03.30.2011 14:28
    Photo ID: 384248
    VIRIN: 110329-F-DT527-133
    Resolution: 4256x2832
    Size: 1.3 MB
    Location: (UNDISCLOSED LOCATION)
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