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  • A KC-135 Stratotanker sits in the 6th Maintenance Squadron (MXS) hangar at MacDill Air Force Base, Fla., Nov. 25, 2019.

    Cramped spaces and fuel vapors: MacDill “Tank Divers”

    Tucked away behind U.S. Central Command and MacDill Air Force Base, Florida’s traditional hangars lies a hangar originally built to house fighter jets. On a given day, peeking out of that hangar will sit a KC-135 Stratotanker aircraft seemingly out of place in the considerably smaller maintenance shop, but surely, it’s in the right hands.
  • Liquid oxygen, or LOX, is pressurized oxygen that has been cooled to minus 297 degrees Fahrenheit, turning it into a boiling liquid with a pale blue color. In liquid form, it’s transported more efficiently from holding containers to aircraft. (U.S. Air Force photo by Airman 1st Class Kevin Sommer Giron)

    Airmen supply fresh air to fleet

    LITTLE ROCK AIR FORCE BASE, Ark. -- Breathing is often taken for granted on the ground but foraircrews performing high altitude air drops, it’s vital as air pressuredecreases, leaving them in a potential life or death situation.Thanks to the 19th Logistics Readiness Squadron fuel cryogenicsAirmen, pilots and aircrew can breathe easier.As part of
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