507th ARW keeps Aviano AB flying

U.S. Air Force Airmen from the 507th Air Refueling Wing conduct preflight checks during a total force training event at Aviano Air Base, Italy, March 2, 2023. The KC-135 Stratotanker aircraft provides the core aerial refueling capability for the U.S. Air Force and has excelled in this role for more than 60 years. (U.S. Air Force photo by Airman 1st Class Thomas Calopedis)

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507th ARW keeps Aviano AB flying

U.S. Air Force Reserve Airmen from the 507th Air Refueling Wing conduct preflight checks on a KC-135 Stratotanker during a total force training event at Aviano Air Base, Italy, March 2, 2023. The KC-135 provides aerial refueling support to Air Force, Navy, Marine Corps and allied nation aircraft, as well as transports litter and ambulatory patients during aeromedical evacuations. (U.S. Air Force photo by Airman 1st Class Thomas Calopedis)

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507th ARW keeps Aviano AB flying

U.S. Air Force Reserve Capt. Jarred Logan, 465th Air Refueling Squadron KC-135 pilot, conducts preflight checks on a KC-135 Stratotanker for in-flight refueling operations during a total force training event at Aviano Air Base, Italy, March 2, 2023. Service members from U.S Air Force active duty and USAF Reserves were involved. (U.S. Air Force photo by Airman 1st Class Thomas Calopedis)

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507th ARW keeps Aviano AB flying

U.S. Air Force Reserve Senior Airman Carsen Scribner, 507th Maintenance Group KC-135 crew chief, performs preflight checks on a KC-135 Stratotanker during a total force training event at Aviano Air Base, Italy, March 2, 2023. The wing operates and maintains KC-135s providing worldwide aerial refueling to U.S. and NATO aircraft in times of peace, war and national emergency. (U.S. Air Force photo by Airman 1st Class Thomas Calopedis)

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507th ARW keeps Aviano AB flying

U.S. Air Force Reserve Capt. Jarred Logan, 465th Air Refueling Squadron KC-135 pilot, left, and First Lt. Kacey Christiansen, 465th Air Refueling Squadron KC-135 pilot, right, conduct preflight checks on a KC-135 Stratotanker during a total force training event at Aviano Air Base, Italy, March 2, 2023. The KC-135 provides the core aerial refueling capability for the U.S. Air Force and has excelled in this role for more than 60 years. (U.S. Air Force photo by Airman 1st Class Thomas Calopedis)

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507th ARW keeps Aviano AB flying

An F-16 Fighting Falcon pilot from the 555th Fighter Squadron conducts in-flight air refueling during a total force training event near Aviano Air Base, Italy, March 2, 2023. Service members from U.S Air Force active duty and USAF Reserves were involved and included the 507th Air Refueling Wing. (U.S. Air Force photo by Airman 1st Class Thomas Calopedis)

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507th ARW keeps Aviano AB flying

An F-16 Fighting Falcon pilot from the 555th Fighter Squadron conducts in-flight air refueling during a total force training event near Aviano Air Base, Italy, March 2, 2023. F-16s are compact, multi-role fighter aircraft that are highly maneuverable and proven in air-to-air combat and air-to-surface attacks. (U.S. Air Force photo by Airman 1st Class Thomas Calopedis)

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507th ARW keeps Aviano AB flying

Published April 6, 2023
By Airman 1st Class Thomas Calopedis
31st Fighter Wing Public Affairs

AVIANO AIR BASE, Italy -- U.S. Air Force Airmen from the 507th Air Refueling Wing conduct preflight checks during a total force training event at Aviano Air Base, Italy, March 2, 2023. The KC-135 Stratotanker aircraft provides the core aerial refueling capability for the U.S. Air Force and has excelled in this role for more than 60 years. (U.S. Air Force photo by Airman 1st Class Thomas Calopedis)