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Many KC-135R Stratotankers sit idle during day 16 of the partial government shutdown. Flying operations in the 507th and 137th Air Refueling Wings have slowed significantly, but a handful of missions continue as some are considered “excepted” activities. All Air Reserve Component Inactive Duty Training was canceled temporarily until appropriations are available. (U.S. Air Force Photo/Maj. Jon Quinlan)


Stratotankers sit idle

Many KC-135R Stratotankers sit idle during day 16 of the partial government shutdown. Flying operations in the 507th and 137th Air Refueling Wings have slowed significantly, but a handful of missions continue as some are considered “excepted” activities. All Air Reserve Component Inactive Duty Training was canceled temporarily until appropriations are available. (U.S. Air Force Photo/Maj. Jon Quinlan)

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A KC-135R Stratotanker operated and maintained by the 507th Air Refueling Wing flies by an air show crowd in 2014 at Tinker Air Force Base, Oklahoma. In 1994, the 507th ARW began operating and maintaining the KC-135 on operational mission's here. (U.S. Air Force Photo/Senior Airman Mark Hybers)
Tankers were essential in allowing heavy fighter-bombers to reach North Vietnamese targets and return. Tinker Air Force Base's role began almost immediately after the contract for the purchase of 29 aircraft in 1954. The KC-135’s first flight took place Aug. 31, 1956, from Boeing’s Payne Field in Washington state. (U.S. Air Force photo)
The 730th AMTS is an Air Force Reserve Command unit which is charged with training aircrew on the C-17 Globemaster III, KC-135 Stratotanker and in the future, the KC-46 Pegasus aerial refueling aircraft. The Reservists in the unit work next to active duty Airmen of the 97th Air Mobility Wing, training aircrew members for Air Education and Training Command. (Courtesy photo)
The 730th AMTS is an Air Force Reserve Command unit which is charged with training aircrew on the C-17 Globemaster III, KC-135 Stratotanker and in the future, the KC-46 Pegasus aerial refueling aircraft. The Reservists in the unit work next to active duty Airmen of the 97th Air Mobility Wing, training aircrew members for Air Education and Training Command. (Courtesy photo)
The 730th AMTS is an Air Force Reserve Command unit which is charged with training aircrew on the C-17 Globemaster III, KC-135 Stratotanker and in the future, the KC-46 Pegasus aerial refueling aircraft. The Reservists in the unit work next to active duty Airmen of the 97th Air Mobility Wing, training aircrew members for Air Education and Training Command. (Courtesy photo)
The 730th AMTS is an Air Force Reserve Command unit which is charged with training aircrew on the C-17 Globemaster III, KC-135 Stratotanker and in the future, the KC-46 Pegasus aerial refueling aircraft. The Reservists in the unit work next to active duty Airmen of the 97th Air Mobility Wing, training aircrew members for Air Education and Training Command. (Courtesy photo)
JOINT BASE PEARL HARBOR-HICKAM - A U.S. Navy F-18 Hornet receives fuel from a KC-135R Stratotanker from the 465th Air Refueling Squadron, Tinker Air Force Base, Okla., while three more jets await refueling as part of Rim of the Pacific 2016. Twenty-six nations, more than 40 ships and submarines, more than 200 aircraft, and 25,000 personnel are participating in RIMPAC from June 30 to Aug. 4, in and around the Hawaiian Islands and Southern California. The world's largest international maritime exercise, RIMPAC provides a unique training opportunity that helps participants foster and sustain the cooperative relationships that are critical to ensuring the safety of sea lanes and security on the world's oceans. RIMPAC 2016 is the 25th exercise in the series that began in 1971. (U.S. Air Force photo by Tech. Sgt. Lauren Gleason)
JOINT BASE PEARL HARBOR-HICKAM - Six U.S. Navy F-18 Hornets await refueling from a KC-135R Stratotanker belonging to the 465th Air Refueling Squadron at Tinker Air Force Base, Okla., during Rim of the Pacific 2016. (U.S. Air Force photo/Tech. Sgt. Lauren Gleason)
160720-F-EW270-181 JOINT BASE PEARL HARBOR-HICKAM (July 20, 2016) A refueling drogue from a KC-135R assigned to the 465th Air Refueling Squadron at Tinker Air Force Base, Okla., flies high over the Pacific Ocean while refueling a Navy F-18 Hornet as part of Rim of the Pacific 2016. (U.S. Air Force photo\Tech. Sgt. Lauren Gleason)
160720-F-EW270-219 JOINT BASE PEARL HARBOR-HICKAM (July 20, 2016) A U.S. Navy F-18 Hornet prepares to receive fuel from a KC-135R Stratotanker assigned to the 465th Air Refueling Squadron at Tinker Air Force Base, Okla during Rim of the Pacific 2016. (U.S. Air Force photo\Tech. Sgt. Lauren Gleason)
160720-F-EW270-112 JOINT BASE PEARL HARBOR-HICKAM (July 20, 2016) U.S. Air Force Staff Sgt. Tyler Sorrels, a KC-135R Stratotanker boom operator assigned to the 465th Air Refueling Squadron at Tinker Air Force Base, Okla., prepares the refueling boom to offload 49,700 lbs. of fuel to six U.S. Navy F-18 Hornets and two Canadian CF-18 Hornets over the Pacific Ocean as part of Rim of the Pacific 2016. (U.S. Air Force photo/Tech. Sgt. Lauren Gleason)
JOINT BASE PEARL HARBOR-HICKAM - Tech Sgt. Michael Dunning, crew chief with the 507th Aircraft Maintenance Squadron at Tinker Air Force Base, Okla., performs a nose landing gear inspection following an aerial refueling mission as part of Rim of the Pacific 2016. Twenty-six nations, more than 40 ships and submarines, more than 200 aircraft, and 25,000 personnel are participating in RIMPAC from June 30 to Aug. 4, in and around the Hawaiian Islands and Southern California. (U.S. Air Force photo\Tech. Sgt. Lauren Gleason)