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1. Bringing back one of the engines we lost
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2. Refueling a B-52 bomber over Mid-America
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3. An F-15 off my wing during a Desert Storm mission
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4. A KC-135 tanker in refueling formation with a flight of F-4 Phantom fighters
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5. KC-135 from the Kansas Air National Guard - side and below view
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6. F-105 Thunderchief over Kansas
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7. A-7 coming off the boom after refueling with a Kansas Coyote Air National Guard Tanker
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8. One of the airplanes of yesteryear, the F-106 Delta Dart.
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9. 6 USAF Thunderbirds in formation, coming in for a refueling
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10. One of our engines after it landed in the desert in Saudi Arabia.
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11. Fully armed F-15 flying Combat Air Patrol, refueling during Desert Storm.
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12. A tanker taxing in after landing at Forbes Field in Topeka, KS ... my Air National Guard base.
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13. Greg Mermis, the world’s best navigator
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14. F-111 after refueling, going in on a strike mission during Desert Storm
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15. Me in front of an engine just prior to my last flight
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16. F-4 flight being refueled by a Kansas Air National Guard KC-135
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17. KC-135 seen from below the boom ... what it looks like to the receiver pilot coming into refuel
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18. B-1 Bomber refueling over the Rocky Mountains near Taos, NM
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19. Two F-105 Thunderbirds ("Thuds") flying in formation
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20. Strategic Air Command (SAC) Shield
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21. 190th Air Refueling Group in Saudi Arabia
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22. Kansas Air National Guard KC-135 tanker, boom down, getting ready to refuel
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23. B-2 Spirit Stealth Bomber refueling over Forbes Field, Kansas
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24. A-7s back from a strike mission, on the way back to the carrier
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25. Navy Blue Angel refueling - notice they use a basket to refuel.
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26. USAF
Distinguished Flying Cross
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27. Inspecting the wing damage after the successful landing of the KC-135 without the two left engines
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28. The best crew in the air
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29. The best crew in the air - close up
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