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U.S. Air Force Senior Airman Jenson Kokou, left, a boom operator assigned to the 92nd Air Refueling Wing, Fairchild AFB, Washington, and U.S. Air Force Staff Sgt. Nicholas Thurman, a maintainer assigned to the 92nd Aircraft Maintenance Squadron, sign their names on the back of a lithograph in Perth, Australia, Jan. 27, 2023. During each stop of Operation Vespucci, local community members were presented with lithographs to recognize and enhance partnerships with numerous countries in the Southern Hemisphere. (U.S. Air Force photo by 2nd Lt. Kristin Nielsen)

Feb. 9, 2023

Operation Vespucci demonstrates global reach during Southern Hemisphere tour

MACDILL AIR FORCE BASE, Fla. — A KC-135 Stratotanker aircraft from the 6th Air Refueling Wing at MacDill Air Force Base and the 92nd Air Refueling Wing, Fairchild Air Force Base, Wash., successfully circumnavigated the Southern Hemisphere in an endurance mission covering more than 23,000 nautical miles Jan. 23-30.

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