State Sen. Christopher J. Connors of the 9th Legislative District recently participated in an orientation flight on a KC-135R Stratotanker with the New Jersey Air National Guard out of Joint Base McGuire-Dix-Lakehurst. Connors, who is a member of the N.J. Senate Military and Veterans Affairs Committee, joined the 108th Wing on July 19 to observe the work of the Air National Guard and to learn about the importance of the Stratotanker to the national defense strategy.

Connors gets an inside look at the Stratotanker.
“It was a privilege to be able to participate in the refueling exercise with the N.J.
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