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Tanker’s first flight over top of the world marks new era in efficiency

Maj. Jeff Schrum pilots a KC-135 Stratotanker over the Arctic Circle and the North Pole on June 21, 2011, during a historic mission from the United States to Kyrgyzstan. The tanker crew flew through Russian air space as part of an “iron swap” mission along a new, more efficient route from Moses Lake, Wash., to the Transit Center at Manas, Kyrgyzstan. Major Schrum is assigned to the 92nd Air Refueling Squadron at Fairchild Air Force Base, Wash. (U.S. Air Force Photo/Capt. Kathleen Ferrero)

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