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The U.S. Navy Blue Angels fly in formation after being refueled by a KC-10 Extender operated by the 78th Air Refueling Squadron, 514th Air Mobility Wing, Joint Base McGuire-Dix-Lakehurst, N.J., Jan. 3, 2020. Members from the 78th ARS flew a sortie to refuel the U.S. Navy Blue Angels as well as ship cargo from Travis Air Force Base, Calif., to Joint Base Pearl Harbor-Hickam, Hawaii. (U.S. Air Force photo by Senior Airman Ruben Rios)

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U.S. Air Force Staff Sgt. Jamila Lopez Daniel, a KC-10 Extender boom operator with the 78th Air Refueling Squadron, 514th Air Mobility Wing, checks a pallet of cargo being loaded onto a KC-10 Extender, Jan. 3, 2020. Members from the 78th ARS flew a sortie to refuel the U.S. Navy Blue Angels as well as ship cargo from Travis Air Force Base, Calif., to Joint Base Pearl Harbor-Hickam, Hawaii. (U.S. Air Force photo by Senior Airman Ruben Rios)

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U.S. Navy Lt. Cmdr. Brandon Hempler, Blue Angels pilot, prepares to make contact with the drogue of a KC-10 Extender from the 78th Air Refueling Squadron, 514th Air Mobility Wing, Joint Base McGuire-Dix-Lakehurst, N.J., Jan. 3, 2020. The Blue Angels fly individually numbered McDonnell Douglas F/A-18 Hornets. Members from the 78th ARS flew a sortie to refuel the U.S. Navy Blue Angels as well as ship cargo from Travis Air Force Base, Calif., to Joint Base Pearl Harbor-Hickam, Hawaii. (U.S. Air Force photo by Senior Airman Ruben Rios)

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U.S. Air Force Staff Sgt. Austin Fizel, 714th Aircraft Maintenance Squadron crew chief, with the 514th Air Mobility Wing, Joint Base McGuire-Dix-Lakehurst, N.J., performs a pre-launch check on a KC-10 Extender Jan. 4, 2020. Crew chiefs from the 714th AMXS flew a sortie with members from the 78th Air Refueling Squadron to refuel the U.S. Navy Blue Angels as well as ship cargo from Travis Air Force Base, Calif., to Joint Base Pearl Harbor-Hickam, Hawaii. (U.S. Air Force photo by Senior Airman Ruben Rios)

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U.S. Navy Lt. Cmdr. Cary Rickoff, Blue Angels pilot, rejoins his formation after having his aircraft refueled by a KC-10 Extender operated by the 78th Air Refueling Squadron, 514th Air Mobility Wing, Joint Base McGuire-Dix-Lakehurst, N.J., Jan. 3, 2020. Members from the 78th ARS flew a sortie to refuel the U.S. Navy Blue Angels as well as ship cargo from Travis Air Force Base, Calif., to Joint Base Pearl Harbor-Hickam, Hawaii. (U.S. Air Force photo by Senior Airman Ruben Rios)

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U.S. Air Force Staff Sgt. Jamila Lopez Daniel, a KC-10 Extender boom operator with the 78th Air Refueling Squadron, 514th Air Mobility Wing, guides a K-loader toward the door of the KC-10 to unload pallets of cargo at Joint Base Pearl Harbor-Hickam, Hawaii, Jan. 4, 2020. Members from the 78th ARS flew a sortie to refuel the U.S. Navy Blue Angels as well as ship cargo from Travis Air Force Base, Calif., to Joint Base Pearl Harbor-Hickam, Hawaii. (U.S. Air Force photo by Senior Airman Ruben Rios)

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78th ARS refuels Blue Angels, ships cargo to Hickam

Published Jan. 6, 2020
By Senior Airman Ruben Rios
514th Air Mobility Wing

Joint Base McGuire-Dix-Lakehurst, N.J. -- The U.S. Navy Blue Angels fly in formation after being refueled by a KC-10 Extender operated by the 78th Air Refueling Squadron, 514th Air Mobility Wing, Joint Base McGuire-Dix-Lakehurst, N.J., Jan. 3, 2020. Members from the 78th ARS flew a sortie to refuel the U.S. Navy Blue Angels as well as ship cargo from Travis Air Force Base, Calif., to Joint Base Pearl Harbor-Hickam, Hawaii. (U.S. Air Force photo by Senior Airman Ruben Rios)

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