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A Pennsylvania Air National Guard KC-135 aircraft from the 171st Air Refueling Wing located in Pittsburgh flies over the installation prior to landing Aug. 8, 2025.
A KC-135 refueling tanker.

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A US Air Force KC-135 at Joint Base McGuire-Dix-Lakehurst in New Jersey in August 2016.

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