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Capt. Kevin Shaffer and Capt. Kristen Franke carefully maneuver their Charleston C-17 Globemaster III beneath a KC-135 Stratotanker from the 927th Air Refueling Wing, MacDill AFB, Fla., during a local training mission on March 9 for refueling. The refuel was part of a routine training mission geared toward honing airlift capabilities for expanding global reach. Captains Shaffer and Franke are pilots with the 15th Airlift Squadron. (U.S. Air Force photo/Tech. Sgt. Dennis Henry)

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Topping off the tanks

Capt. Kevin Shaffer and Capt. Kristen Franke carefully maneuver their Charleston C-17 Globemaster III beneath a KC-135 Stratotanker from the 927th Air Refueling Wing, MacDill AFB, Fla., during a local training mission on March 9 for refueling. The refuel was part of a routine training mission geared toward honing airlift capabilities for expanding global reach. Captains Shaffer and Franke are pilots with the 15th Airlift Squadron. (U.S. Air Force photo/Tech. Sgt. Dennis Henry)