Learning the ropes
Maj. Brian Thompson, 72 Air Refueling Squadron KC-135R Stratotanker pilot, explains aerial refueling, prior to an orientation flight, to a group of University of Notre Dame Navy ROTC midshipmen, at Grissom Air Reserve Base, Ind., April 1, 2015. During the flight 20 cadets and 6 midshipmen boarded two KC-135Rs to observe the refueling of a C-17 Globemaster III and an A-10 Thunderbolt II. (U.S. Air Force photo/Tech. Sgt. Benjamin Mota)