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Hitting the right notes: singing boom operator inspires others

Airman 1st Class Julian Awari, 349th Air Refueling Squadron boom operator, sings the national anthem at a Kansas City Chiefs game Nov. 6, 2016 in Kansas City, Missouri. Awari has been singing since he was 6 years old, and has found ways to blend his hobby with his Air Force career. (U.S. Air Force photo by Senior Airman Christopher Thornbury)

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CMSgt Breitkreutz's fini-flight

Chief Master Sgt. Donald Breitkreutz, 22nd Operations Group superintendent and boom operator, and his family pose for a photo in front of a KC-135 Stratotanker after his fini-flight Sept. 25, 2017, at McConnell Air Force Base, Kansas. A fini-flight is a member’s final flight with a unit or group. (U.S. Air Force photo by Airman Michaela Slanchik)

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CMSgt Breitkreutz's fini-flight

Chief Master Sgt. Donald Breitkreutz, 22nd Operations Group superintendent and boom operator, covers his face while being sprayed with water Sept. 25, 2017, at McConnell Air Force Base, Kansas. Breitkreutz’s fini-flight is his last flight with the 22nd OG after more than 25 years of military service. (U.S. Air Force photo by Airman 1st Class Alan Ricker)

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CMSgt Breitkreutz's fini-flight

Chief Master Sgt. Donald Breitkreutz, 22nd Operations Group superintendent and boom operator, performs a pre-flight check in the boom pod before his fini-flight Sept. 25, 2017, at McConnell Air Force Base, Kansas. KC-135 Stratotanker boom operators can pump thousands of pounds of fuel into other aircraft while flying thousands of feet above the ground. (U.S. Air Force photo by Airman Michaela Slanchik)

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CMSgt Breitkreutz's fini-flight

Chief Master Sgt. Donald Breitkreutz, 22nd Operations Group superintendent and boom operator, exits a KC-135 Stratotanker after his fini-flight Sept. 25, 2017, at McConnell Air Force Base, Kansas. Breitkreutz was greeted and hosed down with water by his family, friends and co-workers upon completion of his fini-flight. (U.S. Air Force photo by Airman 1st Class Alan Ricker)

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CMSgt Breitkreutz's fini-flight

Chief Master Sgt. Donald Breitkreutz, 22nd Operations Group superintendent and boom operator, looks out the window of a KC-135 Stratotanker during his fini-flight Sept. 25, 2017, over Kansas. As a boom operator, Breitkreutz was responsible for the safety of both aircraft during aerial refueling. (U.S. Air Force photo by Airman 1st Class Alan Ricker)

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CMSgt Breitkreutz's fini-flight

Chief Master Sgt. Donald Breitkreutz, 22nd Operations Group superintendent and boom operator, climbs into a KC-135 Stratotanker before his fini-flight Sept. 25, 2017, at McConnell Air Force Base, Kansas. The fini-flight is a time-honored military aviation tradition marking the last flight of an aircrew member’s time with a unit. (U.S. Air Force photo by Airman 1st Class Alan Ricker)

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CMSgt Breitkreutz's fini-flight

Airmen watch a Royal Australian Air Force KC-30A Multi-Role Tanker Transport take off after completing a touch-and-go Sept. 25, 2017, at McConnell Air Force Base, Kansas. A touch-and-go is accomplished when an aircraft lands on a runway and immediately takes off again. (U.S. Air Force photo by Airman 1st Class Alan Ricker)

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349th ARS Airman earns spotlight performer

Senior Airman Kowan McFalls, 349th Air Refueling Squadron boom operator, poses with Col. Albert Miller, 22nd Air Refueling Wing commander, July 26, 2016, at McConnell Air Force Base, Kan. McFalls received the spotlight performer for the week of April 25-29. (U.S. Air Force photo/Senior Airman David Bernal Del Agua)

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