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      "title": "Air Force Aerial Refueling Methods: Flying Boom versus Hose-and-Drogue",
      "summary": "Decisions on the composition of the Air Force aerial refueling fleet were made decades ago,\nwhen\nthe primary mission was to refuel long-range strategic bombers. Modifications have been made to\nmany of these tanker aircraft (KC-135s and KC-10s) to make them more effective in refueling fighter\naircraft. This report, which will be updated, examines the balance between two different refueling\nmethods in today's refueling fleet -- \"flying boom\" and \"hose-and-drogue.\"",
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      "title": "Air Force Aerial Refueling Methods:  Flying Boom versus Hose-and-Drogue",
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