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,,resolution  ,honor+ ! s]vice &        
sacrifice ( ! ,ohio ,air ,national ,gu>d
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,/ratotank] cra% 9 ,iraq dur+ ,op]ation 
,epic ,fury4  ,:]eas1 on ,m>* #ab1      
#bjbf1 a ,unit$ ,/ates ,air ,=ce ,boe+  
,,kc-#ace ,/ratotank] cra%$ 9 we/]n     
,iraq dur+ a refuel+ mission conduct$ z 
"p ( ,op]ation ,epic ,fury2 ,:]eas all  
#f s]vicememb]s :o 7 abo>d ! aircraft 7 
kill$ 9 ! cra%2 ,:]eas ,capta9 ,se? ,r4 
,koval1 ,capta9 ,curtis ,j4 ,ang/1 &    
,ma/] ,s]geant ,tyl] ,h4 ,simmons f !   
,ohio ,air ,national ,gu>d's #aba/ ,air 
,refuel+ ,w+ 7 among ^? :o lo/ _! lives 
9 ! incid5t2 ,:]eas ! p ( ,ohio are     
deva/at$ by ! loss ( ^! brave airm5 &   
m\rn alongside _! families1 fri5ds1 &   
fell[ s]vicememb]s2 ,:]eas ! #aba/ ,air 

,refuel+ ,w+ ma9ta9s an exceptionally   
high op]ational tempo & has long be5    
recogniz$ = its read9ess1               
pr(essionalism1 & ability to deploy     
rapidly 9 support ( ,unit$ ,/ates       
milit>y op]ations ar\nd ! _w2 ,:]eas !  
#aba/ ,air ,refuel+ ,w+ 0 rec5tly aw>d$ 
! ,national ,gu>d ,association ( !      
,unit$ ,/ates ,di/+ui%$ ,fly+ ,unit     
plaque 9 recognition ( its combat       
read9ess1 fly+ safety1 & out/&+         
op]ational effectiv5ess2 ,:]eas ! airm5 
( ! #aba/ ,air ,refuel+ ,w+ 7 select$ to
 be =w>d deploy$ 9 support ( op]ations 9
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consi/5tly demon/rates ! highe/ levels (
 read9ess & reliability2 ,:]eas !       
,,kc-#ace plays a vital role 9 ,unit$   
,/ates milit>y op]ations by conduct+    
mid-air refuel+ missions t all[ fight]  
aircraft1 bomb]s1 & o!r milit>y plat=ms 
to rema9 9 ! air long] & conduct        
missions across va/ di/ances2 ,:]eas    
mid-air refuel+ is "o ( ! mo/ te*nically
 dem&+ & dang]\s tasks p]=m$ 9 ! ,unit$ 

,/ates ,air ,=ce1 requir+ extraord9>y   
skill1 discipl9e1 & tru/ among pilots1  
boom op]ators1 & _! crews2 ,:]eas ! boom
 op]ator abo>d ! ,,kc-#ace is           
responsible = c>efully guid+ ! refuel+  
boom to connect ) ano!r aircraft 9      
flight & safely transf] ?\s&s ( p\nds ( 
aviation fuel1 (t5 op]at+ ) little m>g9 
= error2 ,:]eas ! brave airm5 abo>d !   
,,kc-#ace 7 p]=m+ ?is critical mission 9
 support ( ongo+ ,unit$ ,/ates milit>y  
op]ations design$ to def5d ,unit$ ,/ates
 int]e/s at home & abroad2 ,:]eas ^!    
s]vicememb]s gave _! lives 9 def5se ( ! 
fre$oms & lib]ties ( all ,am]icans2     
,:]eas ! s]vicememb]s abo>d ! ,,kc-#ace 
7 s]v+ _! c\ntry honorably & c\rage\sly 
9 support ( ^! op]ations :5 !y made !   
ultimate sacrifice2 ,:]eas ^! airm5 are 
patriotic ,am]ican h]oes :o answ]$ !    
call to s]ve & will+ly plac$ !mselves 9 
h>m's way to def5d ! ,unit$ ,/ates & its
 allies2 ,:]eas ! entire ,nation m\rns !
 loss ( ^! airm5 & /&s unit$ 9 pray] =  
_! families1 lov$ ones1 & fell[ airm5   

dur+ ?is "t ( grief2 & ,:]eas !         
sacrifice ( ^! brave airm5 w nev] be    
=gott5 by ! p ( ,ohio or by a grateful  
,nation3 ,n[1 !re=e1 be x ,t ! ,s5ate-- 
7#a7 honors ! lives1 s]vice1 & sacrifice
 ( ! ,ohio ,air ,national ,gu>d airm5 f 
! #aba/ ,air ,refuel+ ,w+ :o 7 kill$ 9 !
 ,boe+ ,,kc-#ace ,/ratotank] cra% 9     
,iraq dur+ ,op]ation ,epic ,fury2  7#b7 
expresses its deepe/ condol5ces to !    
families1 fri5ds1 & fell[ s]vicememb]s  
m\rn+ _! loss2  7#c7 recognizes !       
critical role ( ! #aba/ ,air ,refuel+   
,w+ & all ,air ,=ce tank] crews :o p]=m 
! difficult & dang]\s mission ( mid-air 
refuel+ 9 def5se ( ! ,unit$ ,/ates2 &   
7#d7 affirms t ! p ( ! ,unit$ ,/ates w  
always rememb] ^! brave airm5 & rema9   
grateful = _! sacrifice 9 s]vice to _!  
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