A Travis Air Force Base, Calif., C-17 Globemaster lines up to receive fuel from a KC-135 Stratotanker over Oregon, Feb. 27, 2013. During the flight, the crew performed training procedures with the C-17. (U.S. Air Force photo/Airman 1st Class Janelle Patiño)

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Lt. Col. Matthew Enfield and Capt. Kevin Thomas, both 92nd Operations Support Group pilots, control the KC-135 Stratotanker from the cockpit above Oregon, Feb. 27, 2013. During the flight, a C-17 Globemaster was refueled as part of this training sortie. (U.S. Air Force photo/Airman 1st Class Janelle Patiño)

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Airman 1st Class Melanie Bright, 92nd Air Refueling Squadron boom operator, prepares to refuel a C-17 Globemaster over Oregon, Feb. 27, 2013. The boom operator is part of the three-person crew on the KC-135 Stratotanker. One of the things a boom operator is responsible for is guiding the boom into the receiving aircraft. (U.S. Air Force photo/Airman 1st Class Janelle Patiño)

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A KC- 135 Stratotanker prepares to refuel a C-17 Globemaster over Oregon, Feb. 27, 2013. The C-17 Globemaster is from Travis Air Force Base, Calif. (U.S. Air Force photo/Airman 1st Class Janelle Patiño)

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Airman 1st Class Melanie Bright, 92nd Air Refueling Squadron boom operator, manually extends the flaps of a KC-135 Stratotanker during a flight over Oregon, Feb. 27, 2013. Bright is performing this procedure as part of a training scenario. (U.S. Air Force photo/Airman 1st Class Janelle Patiño)

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Fairchild tankers refuel C-17s over Oregon

Published March 5, 2013
By Airman 1st Class Janelle Patiño
Air Refueling Wing Public Affairs

FAIRCHILD AIR FORCE BASE, Wash. -- A KC-135 Stratotanker refueled a C-17 Globemaster III over Oregon for a local training sortie Feb. 27.

The C-17 Globemaster is from Travis Air Force Base, Calif.