Air refueling squadron takes flight to fuel the fight

The reflection of a KC-135R Stratotanker is seen in the heads-up display of an F-15E Strike Eagle from the 336th Expeditionary Fighter Squadron as it refuels over Iraq on Tuesday, April 18, 2006. Fighters like the F-15E are able to stay in the air longer while providing support to ground forces because of the KC-135's mission. (U.S. Air Force photo/Senior Airman Mark R.W. Orders-Woempner)

Air refueling squadron takes flight to fuel the fight

Staff Sgt. Anthony Krisher uses the mirrors in the boom pod of a KC-135R Stratotanker to check the air refueling boom before he refuels F-15E Strike Eagles over Iraq on Tuesday, April 18, 2006. Sergeant Krisher is a boom operator with the 340th Expeditionary Air Refueling Squadron. He is deployed from the 434th Air Refueling Wing at Grissom Air Reserve Base, Ind. (U.S. Air Force photo/Senior Airman Mark R.W. Orders-Woempner)

Aerial refueling

A KC-135R from the 336th Air Refueling Squadron refuels a C-17A from the 729th Airlift Squadron Dec. 6, 2005 over Arizona. Both aircraft are from the Air Force Reserve Command's 452nd Air Mobility Wing, March Air Reserve Base, Calif. (U.S. Air Force photo by Tech Sgt Rick Sforza, 4th Combat Camera Squadron)

Joint Red Flag 2005

Lt. Col., Mike Bergstrom, Pilot, 940th Air Refueling Wing, Beale Air Force Base, Calif., switches frequencies in a KC-135 Stratotanker to communicate to his crew chief before take off during Joint Red Flag 2005 at Nellis AFB, Nev., March 30. Approximately 10,000 U.S. service members, with representatives from each branch of the service along with coalition forces, are participating in the Joint Red Flag 2005. Exercises are taking place at Nellis AFB, Nev., Fort Hood, Texas, and Fort Bliss, Texas, March 21 - April 2. U.S. Air Force Photo by Amn Jeffrey A. Hall (Released)