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A KC-135 Stratotanker sites on a ramp in the dark while a flood light twinkles.
251101-Z-AZ071-1002.JPG Photo By: Staff Sgt. Aaron Rodriguez

SCOTT AIR FORCE BASE, Ill - U.S. Air National Guard, 126th Air Refueling Wing, KC-135 Stratotanker rests on the Wing’s flight-line at Scott Air Force Base, Illinois, Nov. 1, 2025. Stratotankers were first flown in 1956, making it one of the longest serving aircraft is Air Force history. (U.S. National Guard photo by Staff Sgt. Aaron Rodriguez)


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