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Air Mobility Command

Tankers keep 'em flying at Valiant Shield

Staff Sgt. Michael Hinton climbs into a KC-10 Extender at Andersen Air Force Base, Guam, on Wednesday, June 21, during Exercise Valiant Shield. The joint exercise includes more than 300 aircraft, 28 naval vessels and approximately 20,000 service members. Sergeant Hinton is a boom operator with the 9th Air Refueling Squadron at Travis AFB, Calif. (U.S. Air Force photo/Tech. Sgt. Shane A. Cuomo)

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Tankers keep 'em flying at Valiant Shield

Staff Sgt. Michael Hinton performs a preflight check on the refueling controls of a KC-10 Extender at Andersen Air Force Base, Guam, on Wednesday, June 21, during Exercise Valiant Shield. The joint exercise includes more than 300 aircraft, 28 naval vessels and approximately 20,000 service members. Sergeant Hinton is a boom operator with the 9th Air Refueling Squadron at Travis AFB, Calif. (U.S. Air Force photo/Tech. Sgt. Shane A. Cuomo)

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Tankers keep 'em flying at Valiant Shield

Published June 21, 2006