Staff Sgt. Samuel Ley releases an MK-124 smoke and illumination signal on the Chukchi Sea, which spans the distance between northern Alaska and Siberia to the west. A Survival, Evasion, Resistance, and Escape (SERE) Specialist, Ley was teaching students how to use the flare to signal search and rescue crews in case of an emergency landing or crash. A KC-135 pilot and his crew chief do their preflight checks at At Udeid Air Base, Qatar, in February 2021. Stratotankers have been among the U.S. Air Force's busiest aircraft in the region, refueling joint and coalition aircraft, and supporting some airlift operations. Now help is finally on the way. The Air Force says the new KC-46 Pegasus tankers will begin doing some noncombat refueling in June, easing crews' relentless op-tempo.
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机译：工作人员。 Samuel Ley在Chukchi海上发布了MK-124烟雾和照明信号，跨越阿拉斯加北部和西伯利亚到西部的距离。益处救生，抵抗和逃脱（Sere）专家，Ley教学学生如何使用耀斑来信号搜索和救援人员，以防紧急登陆或崩溃。 KC-135飞行员和他的船员首席执行官在2021年2月在Udeid Air Base进行了预检。StratoTankers一直是美国空军在该地区最繁忙的飞机中，加油联合和联盟飞机，并支持一些航空运营。现在帮助终于在路上。空军表示，新的KC-46 Pegasus油轮将于6月开始做一些非洲群加油，宽松船员的无情的Op-tempo。
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