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The\u00a0rapid air mobility mission is crucial to our mission success,&#8221; he said, using the Arabic name for ISIS.<br\/><br\/><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">A modified Boeing 707, the jet-engine tanker was introduced primarily to keep up with B-52 bombers that previously had been relying on propeller-driven refuelers.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Despite the Air Force now having more advanced tankers, such as the KC-10 Extender and brand-new KC-46 Pegasus, the KC-135, which can carry 200,000 pounds of fuel, is still used across the active and reserve components of the Air Force.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">&#8220;The KC-135 and its air refueling mission has been the cornerstone in nearly every contingency and humanitarian operation around the world,&#8221; said Jim O&#8217;Connell, a historian with the 92nd Air Refueling Wing at Fairchild Air Force Base, Washington. &#8220;As a testament to the incredible maintenance and support teams, it will likely continue to do so for many years to come.&#8221;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Although the KC-46 is expected to start arriving at McConnell next year, it will still be a long time before the KC-135 is completely retired. 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