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Harsh conditions = sharper readiness + lethality. During exercise Red-Flag Alaska, U.S. Marines’s Aerial Refueler Transport Squadron 152 and the U.S. Air Force took on Alaska’s challenging environment, mastering aerial refueling and assault support operations.

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