A KC-135 Stratotanker from the 909th Air Refueling Squadron flies during Exercise WestPac Rumrunner Jan. 10, 2020, out of Kadena Air Base, Japan. Units from the 18th Wing conduct exercises like WestPac Rumrunner to exercise, train and operate to sharpen lethality in an era of great power competition. (U.S. Air Force photo by Senior Airman Matthew Seefeldt)

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