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  • Aircrew and ground personnel conduct a pre-flight check at Nellis Air Force Base, Nevada July 18, 2015 during exercise Red Flag. The aircrew went on to refuel several exercise participants. (U.S. Air Force photo/Tech. Sgt. David Salanitri)

    KC-135s keep Red Flag going

    Aircrew and ground personnel conduct a pre-flight check at Nellis Air Force Base, Nevada July 18, 2015 during exercise Red Flag. The aircrew went on to refuel several exercise participants. (U.S. Air Force photo/Tech. Sgt. David Salanitri)
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  • Senior Airman Jordan Webber, a KC-135 Stratotanker boom operator from MacDill Air Force Base, double checks gear is where it needs to be shortly before an refueling mission at Nellis Air Force Base, Nevada July 18, 2015 during exercise Red Flag. Red Flag 16-3 is one of four Red Flag exercises at Nellis--this edition of Red Flag focusing on multi-domain operations in air, space and cyberspace. (U.S. Air Force photo/Tech. Sgt. David Salanitri)

    KC-135s keep Red Flag going

    Senior Airman Jordan Webber, a KC-135 Stratotanker boom operator from MacDill Air Force Base, double checks gear is where it needs to be shortly before an refueling mission at Nellis Air Force Base, Nevada July 18, 2015 during exercise Red Flag. Red Flag 16-3 is one of four Red Flag exercises at Nellis--this edition of Red Flag focusing on multi-domain operations in air, space and cyberspace. (U.S. Air Force photo/Tech. Sgt. David Salanitri)
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  • Senior Airman Jordan Webber, a KC-135 Stratotanker boom operator from MacDill Air Force Base, secures an exterior door shortly before an refueling mission at Nellis Air Force Base, Nevada July 18, 2015 during exercise Red Flag. Red Flag 16-3 is one of four Red Flag exercises at Nellis--this edition of Red Flag focusing on multi-domain operations in air, space and cyberspace. (U.S. Air Force photo/Tech. Sgt. David Salanitri)

    KC-135s keep Red Flag going

    Senior Airman Jordan Webber, a KC-135 Stratotanker boom operator from MacDill Air Force Base, secures an exterior door shortly before an refueling mission at Nellis Air Force Base, Nevada July 18, 2015 during exercise Red Flag. Red Flag 16-3 is one of four Red Flag exercises at Nellis--this edition of Red Flag focusing on multi-domain operations in air, space and cyberspace. (U.S. Air Force photo/Tech. Sgt. David Salanitri)
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  • Capt. Dan Fenwick, a KC-135 Stratotanker pilot from MacDill Air Force Base, heads out to his plane for the day at Nellis Air Force Base, Nevada July 18, 2015 during exercise Red Flag. Red Flag 16-3 is one of four Red Flag exercises at Nellis--this edition of Red Flag focusing on multi-domain operations in air, space and cyberspace. (U.S. Air Force photo/Tech. Sgt. David Salanitri)

    KC-135s keep Red Flag going

    Capt. Dan Fenwick, a KC-135 Stratotanker pilot from MacDill Air Force Base, heads out to his plane for the day at Nellis Air Force Base, Nevada July 18, 2015 during exercise Red Flag. Red Flag 16-3 is one of four Red Flag exercises at Nellis--this edition of Red Flag focusing on multi-domain operations in air, space and cyberspace. (U.S. Air Force photo/Tech. Sgt. David Salanitri)
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  • Capt. Dan Fenwick, a KC-135 Stratotanker pilot from MacDill Air Force Base, talks to Staff Sgt. Brandon Richardson as part of the pre-flight checks at Nellis Air Force Base, Nevada July 18, 2015 during exercise Red Flag. Red Flag 16-3 is one of four Red Flag exercises at Nellis--this edition of Red Flag focusing on multi-domain operations in air, space and cyberspace. (U.S. Air Force photo/Tech. Sgt. David Salanitri)

    KC-135s keep Red Flag going

    Capt. Dan Fenwick, a KC-135 Stratotanker pilot from MacDill Air Force Base, talks to Staff Sgt. Brandon Richardson as part of the pre-flight checks at Nellis Air Force Base, Nevada July 18, 2015 during exercise Red Flag. Red Flag 16-3 is one of four Red Flag exercises at Nellis--this edition of Red Flag focusing on multi-domain operations in air, space and cyberspace. (U.S. Air Force photo/Tech. Sgt. David Salanitri)
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  • Capt. Dan Fenwick, a KC-135 Stratotanker pilot from MacDill Air Force Base, brushes the outside of an engine during pre-flight checks at Nellis Air Force Base, Nevada July 18, 2015 during exercise Red Flag. Red Flag 16-3 is one of four Red Flag exercises at Nellis--this edition of Red Flag focusing on multi-domain operations in air, space and cyberspace. (U.S. Air Force photo/Tech. Sgt. David Salanitri)

    KC-135s keep Red Flag going

    Capt. Dan Fenwick, a KC-135 Stratotanker pilot from MacDill Air Force Base, brushes the outside of an engine during pre-flight checks at Nellis Air Force Base, Nevada July 18, 2015 during exercise Red Flag. Red Flag 16-3 is one of four Red Flag exercises at Nellis--this edition of Red Flag focusing on multi-domain operations in air, space and cyberspace. (U.S. Air Force photo/Tech. Sgt. David Salanitri)
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  • Capt. Dan Fenwick, a KC-135 Stratotanker pilot from MacDill Air Force Base, conducts pre-flight checks at Nellis Air Force Base, Nevada July 18, 2015 during exercise Red Flag. Red Flag 16-3 is one of four Red Flag exercises at Nellis--this edition of Red Flag focusing on multi-domain operations in air, space and cyberspace. (U.S. Air Force photo/Tech. Sgt. David Salanitri)

    KC-135s keep Red Flag going

    Capt. Dan Fenwick, a KC-135 Stratotanker pilot from MacDill Air Force Base, conducts pre-flight checks at Nellis Air Force Base, Nevada July 18, 2015 during exercise Red Flag. Red Flag 16-3 is one of four Red Flag exercises at Nellis--this edition of Red Flag focusing on multi-domain operations in air, space and cyberspace. (U.S. Air Force photo/Tech. Sgt. David Salanitri)
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  • With outside temperatures in the low 100s, the temperature inside of a KC-135 Stratotanker reaches 120 with ease as it sits on the Nellis Air Force Base, Nevada flight line. The KC-135 Red Flag went on to refuel several aircraft during exercise Red Flag July 18, 2016. Red Flag 16-3 is one of four Red Flag exercises at Nellis--this edition of Red Flag focusing on multi-domain operations in air, space and cyberspace. (U.S. Air Force photo/Tech. Sgt. David Salanitri)

    KC-135s keep Red Flag going

    With outside temperatures in the low 100s, the temperature inside of a KC-135 Stratotanker reaches 120 with ease as it sits on the Nellis Air Force Base, Nevada flight line. The KC-135 Red Flag went on to refuel several aircraft during exercise Red Flag July 18, 2016. Red Flag 16-3 is one of four Red Flag exercises at Nellis--this edition of Red Flag focusing on multi-domain operations in air, space and cyberspace. (U.S. Air Force photo/Tech. Sgt. David Salanitri)
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  • Capt. Dan Fenwick, a KC-135 Stratotanker pilot from MacDill Air Force Base, talks to Staff Sgt. Brandon Richardson as part of the pre-flight checks at Nellis Air Force Base, Nevada July 18, 2015 during exercise Red Flag. Red Flag 16-3 is one of four Red Flag exercises at Nellis--this edition of Red Flag focusing on multi-domain operations in air, space and cyberspace. (U.S. Air Force photo/Tech. Sgt. David Salanitri)

    KC-135s keep Red Flag going

    Capt. Dan Fenwick, a KC-135 Stratotanker pilot from MacDill Air Force Base, talks to Staff Sgt. Brandon Richardson as part of the pre-flight checks at Nellis Air Force Base, Nevada July 18, 2015 during exercise Red Flag. Red Flag 16-3 is one of four Red Flag exercises at Nellis--this edition of Red Flag focusing on multi-domain operations in air, space and cyberspace. (U.S. Air Force photo/Tech. Sgt. David Salanitri)
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  • Capt. Dan Fenwick, a KC-135 Stratotanker pilot from MacDill Air Force Base, conducts pre-flight checks at Nellis Air Force Base, Nevada July 18, 2015 during exercise Red Flag. Red Flag 16-3 is one of four Red Flag exercises at Nellis--this edition of Red Flag focusing on multi-domain operations in air, space and cyberspace. (U.S. Air Force photo/Tech. Sgt. David Salanitri)

    KC-135s keep Red Flag going

    Capt. Dan Fenwick, a KC-135 Stratotanker pilot from MacDill Air Force Base, conducts pre-flight checks at Nellis Air Force Base, Nevada July 18, 2015 during exercise Red Flag. Red Flag 16-3 is one of four Red Flag exercises at Nellis--this edition of Red Flag focusing on multi-domain operations in air, space and cyberspace. (U.S. Air Force photo/Tech. Sgt. David Salanitri)
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  • Senior Airman Jordan Webber, a KC-135 Stratotanker boom operator from MacDill Air Force Base, double checks gear is where it needs to be shortly before an refueling mission at Nellis Air Force Base, Nevada July 18, 2015 during exercise Red Flag. Red Flag 16-3 is one of four Red Flag exercises at Nellis--this edition of Red Flag focusing on multi-domain operations in air, space and cyberspace. (U.S. Air Force photo/Tech. Sgt. David Salanitri)

    KC-135s keep Red Flag going

    Senior Airman Jordan Webber, a KC-135 Stratotanker boom operator from MacDill Air Force Base, double checks gear is where it needs to be shortly before an refueling mission at Nellis Air Force Base, Nevada July 18, 2015 during exercise Red Flag. Red Flag 16-3 is one of four Red Flag exercises at Nellis--this edition of Red Flag focusing on multi-domain operations in air, space and cyberspace. (U.S. Air Force photo/Tech. Sgt. David Salanitri)
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  • Senior Airman Jordan Webber, a KC-135 Stratotanker boom operator from MacDill Air Force Base, refuels an F-22 Raptor from Langley Air Force Base, Virginia during a mission for exercise Red Flag at Nellis Air Force Base, Nevada July 18, 2015 during exercise Red Flag. Red Flag 16-3 is one of four Red Flag exercises at Nellis--this edition of Red Flag focusing on multi-domain operations in air, space and cyberspace. (U.S. Air Force photo/Tech. Sgt. David Salanitri)

    KC-135s keep Red Flag going

    Senior Airman Jordan Webber, a KC-135 Stratotanker boom operator from MacDill Air Force Base, refuels an F-22 Raptor from Langley Air Force Base, Virginia during a mission for exercise Red Flag at Nellis Air Force Base, Nevada July 18, 2015 during exercise Red Flag. Red Flag 16-3 is one of four Red Flag exercises at Nellis--this edition of Red Flag focusing on multi-domain operations in air, space and cyberspace. (U.S. Air Force photo/Tech. Sgt. David Salanitri)
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    MacDill aircrews enable Red Flag 16-3

    • Published July 21, 2016
    • By Tech. Sgt. David Salanitri
    • Air Force Space Command
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