MacDill five-ship

Five KC-135 Stratotankers taxi onto the runway at MacDill Air Force Base, Fla., April 9, 2015. The primary mission of the KC-135 is aerial refueling, but it is also capable of transporting litter and ambulatory patients using patient support pallets during aeromedical evacuations. (U.S. Air Force photo by Senior Airman Ned T. Johnston/Released)

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MacDill five-ship

Four KC-135 Stratotankers taxi onto the runway at MacDill Air Force Base, Fla., April 9, 2015. The primary mission of the KC-135 is aerial refueling, but it is also capable of transporting litter and ambulatory patients using patient support pallets during aeromedical evacuations. (U.S. Air Force photo by Senior Airman Ned T. Johnston/Released)

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MacDill five-ship

Four KC-135 Stratotankers taxi onto the runway at MacDill Air Force Base, Fla., April 9, 2015. The primary mission of the KC-135 is aerial refueling, but it is also capable of transporting litter and ambulatory patients using patient support pallets during aeromedical evacuations. (U.S. Air Force photo by Senior Airman Ned T. Johnston/Released)

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MacDill five-ship

Published April 10, 2015
By Senior Airman Ned T. Johnston
6th Air Mobility Wing public affairs

MacDill Air Force Base, Fla. -- Five KC-135 Stratotankers taxi onto the runway at MacDill Air Force Base, Fla., April 9. The primary mission of the KC-135 is aerial refueling, but it is also capable of transporting litter and ambulatory patients using patient support pallets during aeromedical evacuations. (U.S. Air Force photo by Senior Airman Ned T. Johnston/Released)