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Precision under pressure: Training the next generation of tactical experts

Capt. Luke Hartings, 350th Air Refueling Squadron KC-135 Stratotanker pilot, flies through mountainous terrain April 16, 2025, over California. Hartings participated in a low-level flying mission to build skills and confidence in preparation for U.S. Air Force Weapons School. (U.S. Air Force photo by Airman 1st Class Paula Arce)

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Precision under pressure: Training the next generation of tactical experts

Capt. Rachel Kelly, 350th Air Refueling Squadron KC-135 Stratotanker pilot, navigates a KC-135 April 17, 2025, over eastern California. Kelly is a U.S. Air Force Weapons School graduate and mentors future students. (U.S. Air Force photo by Airman 1st Class Paula Arce)

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Precision under pressure: Training the next generation of tactical experts

Capt. Rachel Kelly, 350th Air Refueling Squadron KC-135 Stratotanker pilot, provides instructions to students in a KC-135 April 17, 2025, over eastern California. Kelly is a U.S. Air Force Weapons School graduate and mentors future students. (U.S. Air Force photo by Airman 1st Class Paula Arce)

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Precision under pressure: Training the next generation of tactical experts

(From left) Capt. Augustus Bates and Capt. Luke Hartings, 350th Air Refueling Squadron KC-135 Stratotanker pilots, preform pre-flight duties before a low-level flight April 17, 2025, at Phoenix Sky Harbor International Airport, Arizona. Bates and Hartings gained tactics experience on the flight in preparation for U.S. Air Force Weapons Schools. (U.S. Air Force photo by Airman 1st Class Paula Arce)

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Precision under pressure: Training the next generation of tactical experts

Capt. Augustus Bates, 350th Air Refueling Squadron KC-135 Stratotanker pilot, operates a KC-135 April 17, 2025, over Kansas. Bates participated in a low-level flying mission to build skills and confidence in preparation for U.S. Air Force Weapons School. (U.S. Air Force photo by Airman 1st Class Paula Arce)

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First Assignment Instructor Pilots visit McConnell

First Assignment Instructor Pilots assigned to the 48th Flight Training Squadron, wait to board a KC-135 Stratotanker April 2, 2017, at McConnell Air Force Base, Kan. During their visit here, the FAIPs talked with KC-135 pilots and learned more about what it takes to be a tanker pilot. (U.S. Air Force photo/Senior Airman Tara Fadenrecht)

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First Assignment Instructor Pilots visit McConnell

First Assignment Instructor Pilots assigned to the 48th Flight Training Squadron, stand in front of a KC-135 Stratotanker April 2, 2017, at McConnell Air Force Base, Kan. The FAIPs visited McConnell to gain a better understanding of the tanker and the base mission. (U.S. Air Force photo/Senior Airman Tara Fadenrecht)

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First Assignment Instructor Pilots visit McConnell

First Assignment Instructor Pilots assigned to the 48th Flight Training Squadron, walk back to their aircraft after visiting McConnell Air Force Base, Kan. The T-1 Jayhawk instructor pilots, from Columbus AFB, Mississippi, toured several bases to learn more about various aircraft and missions they may be assigned to in the future. (U.S. Air Force photo/Senior Airman Tara Fadenrecht)

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WWII pilot speaks with McConnell commander

Charles Chauncey, a World War II B-29 Superfortress pilot, speaks with Col. Albert Miller, 22nd Air Refueling Wing commander, at the first flight of ‘Doc,’ a B-29, July 17, 2016, at McConnell Air Force Base, Kan. Chauncey flew 35 missions over Japan in a B-29 nicknamed ‘Goin’ Jessie’ during World War II, and earned the Distinguished Flying Cross after losing an engine during a mission. (U.S. Air Force photo/Airman 1st Class Christopher Thornbury)

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