459th Airmen 'Fuel the Fight' in Afghanistan

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An U.S. Navy F/A-18E Hornet receives fuel from a 340th Expeditionary Air Refueling Squadron KC-135 Stratotanker Sept. 4, 2013, over Afghanistan. The Hornets, based on aircraft carrier USS Harry Truman (CVN 68), deploy in support of Operation Enduring Freedom. (U.S. Air Force photo by SSgt Stephany Richards)

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An U.S. Navy F/A-18E Hornet receives fuel from a 340th Expeditionary Air Refueling Squadron KC-135 Stratotanker Sept. 4, 2013, over Afghanistan. The Hornets, based on aircraft carrier USS Harry Truman (CVN 68), deploy in support of Operation Enduring Freedom. (U.S. Air Force photo by SSgt Stephany Richards)

U.S. Air Force Staff Sgt. Daniel King, 340th Expeditionary Air Refueling Squadron KC-135 Stratotanker boom operator, operates the boom during an air refueling mission over Afghanistan Sept. 4, 2013. King is deployed from the 756th Air Refueling Squadron, at Andrews Air Force Base in support of Operation Enduring Freedom. (U.S. Air Force photo by SSgt Stephany Richards)

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U.S. Air Force Staff Sgt. Daniel King, 340th Expeditionary Air Refueling Squadron KC-135 Stratotanker boom operator, operates the boom during an air refueling mission over Afghanistan Sept. 4, 2013. King is deployed from the 756th Air Refueling Squadron, at Andrews Air Force Base in support of Operation Enduring Freedom. (U.S. Air Force photo by SSgt Stephany Richards)

A U.S. Navy F/A-18C Hornet receives fuel from a 340th Expeditionary Air Refueling Squadron KC-135 Stratotanker Sept. 4, 2013, over Afghanistan. The Hornet, based on aircraft carrier USS Harry Truman (CVN 68), deploy in support of Operation Enduring Freedom. (U.S. Air Force photo by SSgt Stephany Richards)

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A U.S. Navy F/A-18C Hornet receives fuel from a 340th Expeditionary Air Refueling Squadron KC-135 Stratotanker Sept. 4, 2013, over Afghanistan. The Hornet, based on aircraft carrier USS Harry Truman (CVN 68), deploy in support of Operation Enduring Freedom. (U.S. Air Force photo by SSgt Stephany Richards)

U.S. Navy F/A-18C Hornets wait to receive fuel from a 340th Expeditionary Air Refueling Squadron KC-135 Stratotanker Sept. 4, 2013, over Afghanistan. The Hornets, based on aircraft carrier USS Harry Truman (CVN 68), deploy in support of Operation Enduring Freedom. (U.S. Air Force photo by SSgt Stephany Richards)

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U.S. Navy F/A-18C Hornets wait to receive fuel from a 340th Expeditionary Air Refueling Squadron KC-135 Stratotanker Sept. 4, 2013, over Afghanistan. The Hornets, based on aircraft carrier USS Harry Truman (CVN 68), deploy in support of Operation Enduring Freedom. (U.S. Air Force photo by SSgt Stephany Richards)

U.S. Air Force Maj. Abby Kent and Lt Col Jerry Selig, 340th Expeditionary Air Refueling Squadron KC-135 Stratotanker pilots, talk during an air refueling mission over Afghanistan Sept. 4, 2013. Kent and Selig are deployed from the 756th Air Refueling Squadron, at Andrews Air Force Base in support of Operation Enduring Freedom. (U.S. Air Force photo by SSgt Stephany Richards)

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U.S. Air Force Maj. Abby Kent and Lt Col Jerry Selig, 340th Expeditionary Air Refueling Squadron KC-135 Stratotanker pilots, talk during an air refueling mission over Afghanistan Sept. 4, 2013. Kent and Selig are deployed from the 756th Air Refueling Squadron, at Andrews Air Force Base in support of Operation Enduring Freedom. (U.S. Air Force photo by SSgt Stephany Richards)

U.S. Air Force Maj. Abby Kent, 340th Expeditionary Air Refueling Squadron KC-135 Stratotanker pilot, adjust the throttle during an air refueling mission over Afghanistan Sept. 4, 2013. Kent is deployed from the 756th Air Refueling Squadron, at Andrews Air Force Base in support of Operation Enduring Freedom. (U.S. Air Force photo by SSgt Stephany Richards)

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U.S. Air Force Maj. Abby Kent, 340th Expeditionary Air Refueling Squadron KC-135 Stratotanker pilot, adjust the throttle during an air refueling mission over Afghanistan Sept. 4, 2013. Kent is deployed from the 756th Air Refueling Squadron, at Andrews Air Force Base in support of Operation Enduring Freedom. (U.S. Air Force photo by SSgt Stephany Richards)

U.S. Air Force Lt Col. Jerry Selig, 340th Expeditionary Air Refueling Squadron KC-135 Stratotanker pilot, checks gauges during an air refueling mission over Afghanistan Sept. 4, 2013. Selig is deployed from the 756th Air Refueling Squadron, at Andrews Air Force Base in support of Operation Enduring Freedom. (U.S. Air Force photo by SSgt Stephany Richards)

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U.S. Air Force Lt Col. Jerry Selig, 340th Expeditionary Air Refueling Squadron KC-135 Stratotanker pilot, checks gauges during an air refueling mission over Afghanistan Sept. 4, 2013. Selig is deployed from the 756th Air Refueling Squadron, at Andrews Air Force Base in support of Operation Enduring Freedom. (U.S. Air Force photo by SSgt Stephany Richards)

AFGHANISTAN – Airmen from the 756th Air Refueling Squadron here, part of the 459th Air Refueling Wing, epitomized total force integration as they topped off the tanks of Navy F/A-18E Hornets in the skies above Afghanistan on Sept. 4.

These Air Force reservists are assigned to the 340th Expeditionary Air Refueling Squadron while deployed,and fly KC-135 Stratotankers in support of Operation Enduring Freedom.

The Hornets are based on aircraft carrier USS Harry Truman (CVN 68).

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