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A KC 135 Stratotanker from the 351st Air Refueling Squadron (ARS), Royal Air Force (RAF) Mildenhall, at Borgas International Airport, Bulgaria, in support of Operation ENDURING FREEDOM

A Technical Sergeant (TSGT) and Boom Operator, with the 351st Air Refueling Squadron (ARS), Royal Air Force (RAF) Mildenhall, is deployed to Burgess International Airport, Bulgaria, in support of Operation ENDURING FREEDOM

STAFF Sergeant (SSGT) Jarrod Williams, Crew CHIEF with the 100th Maintenance Squadron (MS), 100th Aerial Refueling Wing (ARW), Royal Air Force (RAF) Mildenhall, works on a KC-135R Stratotanker at Borgas International Airport, Bulgaria, in support of Operation ENDURING FREEDOM

A SENIOR AIRMAN (SRA) and Boom Operator, assigned to the 351st Air Refueling Squadron (ARS), Royal Air Force (RAF) Mildenhall, does a pre-flight inspection inside KC-135R Stratotanker prior to an aerial refueling mission, in support of Operation ENDURING FREEDOM

A US Air Force (USAF) KC-135 Stratotanker aircraft assigned to the 321st Expeditionary Air Refueling Squadron (ARS), lands at a forward-deployed location in support of Operation ENDURING FREEDOM

A US Air Force (USAF) KC-135 Stratotanker aircraft assigned to the 321st Expeditionary Air Refueling Squadron (ARS), lands at a forward-deployed location in support of Operation ENDURING FREEDOM

United States Air Force (USAF) Captain (CAPT) and pilot of a KC-135R Stratotanker, (right) conducts a pre-flight brief with her crew assigned to the 351st Air Refueling Squadron (ARS), Royal Air Force (RAF) Mildenhall, in support of Operation ENDURING FREEDOM

Technical Sergeant (TSGT) Scot Furlow, 100th Aircraft Generation Squadron (AGS), 100th Aerial Refueling Wing (ARW), checks the brake system of his KC-135R Stratotanker at Borgas International Airport, Bulgaria, in support of Operation ENDURING FREEDOM

STAFF Sergeant (SSGT) Brandon Suber, 100th Aircraft Generation Squadron (AGS), replaces a main engine control unit on a KC-135R Stratotanker at Borgas International Airport, Bulgaria, in support of Operation ENDURING FREEDOM

KC-135 Stratotankers from the 351st Air Refueling Squadron (ARS), Royal Air Force (RAF) Mildenhall, at Borgas International Airport, Bulgaria, in support of Operation ENDURING FREEDOM

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Subject Operation/Series: ENDURING FREEDOM

Base: Borgas International Airport

Country: Bulgaria (BGR)

Scene Major Command Shown: USAFE

Scene Camera Operator: MSGT Blake R. Borsic, USAF

Release Status: Released to Public

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