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KC-135 aircraft taxi on ramp

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Fuel mission

WESTERN EUROPE (April 13, 2011) -- Master Sgt. Steve Butler, in-flight refueling boom operator, and Capt. Viveca Lane, KC-135 Stratotanker pilot, both deployed here from the 108th Air Refueling Squadron, Scott Air Force Base, Ill., discuss a refueling mission in support of Operation Unified Protector. Operation Unified Protector is a NATO-led mission in Libya to protect civilians and civilian-populated areas under threat of attack. The 313th Air Expeditionary Wing provides aerial refueling to U.S. and coalition aircraft with KC-135 Stratotankers and KC-10 Extenders. (U.S. Air Force photo/Senior Airman David Dobrydney)

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