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The nose section of US Air Force C-17 Globemaster III, from Charleston Air Force Base, South Carolina, is seen from the KC-10 Extender, Boom Operator's window, during a refueling mission for INSPECTOR GENERAL EXERCISE 3B

The nose section of US Air Force C-17 Globemaster III, from Charleston...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Subject Operation/Series: INSPECTOR GENERAL EXERCISE 3B Country: United States Of America (USA) Scene Camera Operator: A1C Steven Cabrera, USAF Release... More

US Air Force SENIOR AIRMAN Chris Baez, a boom operator with the 78th Air Refueling Squadron, McGuire Air force Base, New Jersey, gets certified in drogue chute refueling from US Air Force CHIEF MASTER Sargeant Joel Montgomery, In Flight Refueling Manager for the Squadron. Baez refueled the Blue Angels as they returned to their home base at Pensacola, Florida. The Blue Angels, the Navy's premier demonstration team, performed for 325,000 people at the Lakehurst Naval Air Engineering Station, NJ, Airshow on June 2-3, 2001

US Air Force SENIOR AIRMAN Chris Baez, a boom operator with the 78th A...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Country: United States Of America (USA) Scene Camera Operator: Kenn Mann, USAF CIV. Release Status: Released to Public Combined Military Service Digital... More

18th Wing Commander, Brigadier General Gary North, flying a F-15D Eagle, receives fuel from a KC-135R Stratotanker piloted by Major James Seaward, Lieutenant David Eisenbrey, (copilot), CHIEF MASTER Sergeant Gregory Durand, (boom operator), Technical Sergeant David Steiner, (boom operator), and Colonel William Kunzweiller, (18th Operations Group Deputy Commander), while his wingman Captain Michael Casey, (F-15C), from the 44th Fighter Squadron, Kadena Air Base, Japan, and two F-16 Fighting Falcons piloted by Major Nathan Hill and Lieutenant Chris Heber, 36th Fighter Squadron, 51st Fighter Wing, Osan Air Base, South Korea, wait for their turn during a training mission over the Pacific ...

18th Wing Commander, Brigadier General Gary North, flying a F-15D Eagl...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: [Complete] Scene Caption: 18th Wing Commander, Brigadier General Gary North, flying a F-15D Eagle, receives fuel from a KC-135R Stratotanker piloted by M... More

Technical Sergeant Mike Cahill, a boom operator with the 319th Air Expeditionary Group (AEG), monitors an F-18 Hornet from the Marine Fighter Attack Squadron-251 (VMFA-251), Beaufort, South Carolina, as it drops back after a successful refueling. The 319th AEG deployed to a classified location in support of Operation ENDURING FREEDOM providing aerial refueling support.In response to the terrorist attacks on September 11, 2001 at the New York World Trade Center and the Pentagon, President George W. Bush initiated Operation ENDURING FREEDOM in support of the Global War on Terrorism (GWOT), fighting terrorism abroad

Technical Sergeant Mike Cahill, a boom operator with the 319th Air Exp...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Subject Operation/Series: ENDURING FREEDOM Country: Unknown Scene Camera Operator: TSGT Scott Reed, USAF Release Status: Released to Public Combined Mi... More

A Technical Sergeant (TSGT) and Boom Operator, with the 351st Air Refueling Squadron (ARS), Royal Air Force (RAF) Mildenhall, is deployed to Burgess International Airport, Bulgaria, in support of Operation ENDURING FREEDOM

A Technical Sergeant (TSGT) and Boom Operator, with the 351st Air Refu...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Subject Operation/Series: ENDURING FREEDOM Country: Unknown Scene Major Command Shown: USAFE Scene Camera Operator: MSGT Blake R. Borsic, USAF Release... More

An unidentified US Air Force (USAF) Boom Operator, mans his position aboard an Ohio (OH), Air National Guard (ANG), KC-135 Stratotanker aircraft, during a refueling mission flown in support of Operation NORTHERN WATCH

An unidentified US Air Force (USAF) Boom Operator, mans his position a...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Subject Operation/Series: NORTHERN WATCH Country: Unknown Scene Camera Operator: SRA James Harper, USAF Release Status: Released to Public Combined Mil... More

US Air Force (USAF) AIRMAN First Class (A1C) Christopher Otis, top, from the 379th Expeditionary Aircraft Maintenance Squadron (AMS), assists boom operator, SENIOR AIRMAN (SRA) Richardson, during a preflight inspection on a KC-10 Extender tanker aircraft at Al Udeid Air Base (AB), Qatar, in support of Operation ENDURING FREEDOM

US Air Force (USAF) AIRMAN First Class (A1C) Christopher Otis, top, fr...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Subject Operation/Series: ENDURING FREEDOM Country: Qatar (QAT) Scene Camera Operator: SSGT Matthew Hannen, USAF Release Status: Released to Public Com... More

US Air Force (USAF) MASTER Sergeant (MSGT) Mark Evers, Boom Operator aboard a USAF KC-135 Stratotanker aircraft, mans his position aboard the aircraft during takeoff, at a forward deployed location, during Operation IRAQI FREEDOM

US Air Force (USAF) MASTER Sergeant (MSGT) Mark Evers, Boom Operator a...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Subject Operation/Series: IRAQI FREEDOM Country: Unknown Scene Camera Operator: A1C Kevin A. Camara, USAF Release Status: Released to Public Combined M... More

Field portrait of US Air Force (USAF) SENIOR AIRMAN (SRA) Dustin Sharpmack, Boom Operator, 763rd Expeditionary Air Refueling Squadron (EARS), Al Dhafra Air Base (AB), United Arab Emirates (UAE), onboard a KC-10 as he refuels an aircraft in support of Operation IRAQI FREEDOM

Field portrait of US Air Force (USAF) SENIOR AIRMAN (SRA) Dustin Sharp...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Country: Iraq (IRQ) Scene Camera Operator: SSGT Lee O. Tucker, USAF Release Status: Released to Public Combined Military Service Digital Photographic Files

U.S. Air Force TECH. SGT Justin Mullins, a boom operator with the 908th Expeditionary Aerial Refueling Squadron, wears a Santa Claus hat while checking the controls inside the aerial refueling pod of his KC-10A Extender aircraft before a mission at an undisclosed forward-deployed base in Southwest Asia on Dec. 25, 2004. (USAF PHOTO by SENIOR MASTER SGT. Mark Moss). (Released)

U.S. Air Force TECH. SGT Justin Mullins, a boom operator with the 908t...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Country: Southwest Asia Scene Camera Operator: SMSGT Mark Ross, USAF Release Status: Released to Public Combined Military Service Digital Photographic Files

Tech. Sgt. Bartek Bachleda, 54th Air Refueling Squadron,

Tech. Sgt. Bartek Bachleda, 54th Air Refueling Squadron,

Tech. Sgt. Bartek Bachleda, 54th Air Refueling Squadron, Altus Air Force Base, Okla. boom operator instructor, refuels an F-22 Raptor from Tyndall AFB, Fla., Aug. 21, 2012. The F-22 was refueled outside of New ... More

EIELSON AIR FORCE BASE, Alaska – U.S. Air Force Tech.

EIELSON AIR FORCE BASE, Alaska – U.S. Air Force Tech.

EIELSON AIR FORCE BASE, Alaska – U.S. Air Force Tech. Sgt. Chad Holloway, a 909th Air Refueling Squadron boom operator assigned to Kadena Air Base, Japan, poses for a photo in front of a KC-135T Stratotanker fr... More

U.S. Air Force Senior Airman Paul A. Perez engineer,

U.S. Air Force Senior Airman Paul A. Perez engineer,

U.S. Air Force Senior Airman Paul A. Perez engineer, 78th Air Refueling Squadron, 514th Air Mobility Wing, performs a pre-flight check on a KC-10 Extender at Joint Base McGuire-Dix-Lakehurst, N.J., prior to an ... More

Air Force Recruiting Service films Master Sgt. Ryan

Air Force Recruiting Service films Master Sgt. Ryan

Air Force Recruiting Service films Master Sgt. Ryan Cornell, 465th Air Refueling Squadron boom operator, to highlight enlisted aircrew career fields, Aug. 13, 2019, at Tinker Air Force Base, Oklahoma. (U.S. Air... More

Airman 1st Class Kyle Jackson, 344th Air Refueling

Airman 1st Class Kyle Jackson, 344th Air Refueling

Airman 1st Class Kyle Jackson, 344th Air Refueling Squadron boom operator apprentice, goes over a preflight checklist Jan. 15, 2014, at McConnell Air Force Base, Kan. He is evaluated on his performance by an in... More

Airmen from the 351st Air Refueling Squadron and 100th

Airmen from the 351st Air Refueling Squadron and 100th

Airmen from the 351st Air Refueling Squadron and 100th Aircraft Maintenance Squadron conduct pre-flight checks prior to a flight supporting Exercise Valiant Liberty at RAF Mildenhall, England, March 4, 2020. Va... More

A B-52 Stratofortress receives fuel from a KC-10 Extender

A B-52 Stratofortress receives fuel from a KC-10 Extender

A B-52 Stratofortress receives fuel from a KC-10 Extender during a mission in support of Operation Inherent Resolve over Iraq, Aug. 8, 2017. The B-52 is a long range, heavy bomber capable of flying at altitudes... More

U.S. Air Force Maj. Kirsten Ellis, a pilot assigned

U.S. Air Force Maj. Kirsten Ellis, a pilot assigned

U.S. Air Force Maj. Kirsten Ellis, a pilot assigned to 447th Air Expeditionary Group, inspects aircraft instruments on board a KC-135 Stratotanker during a refueling mission over Syria Dec. 1, 2017. The 447th A... More

An F-15 Eagle from the 173rd Fighter Wing, Oregon Air

An F-15 Eagle from the 173rd Fighter Wing, Oregon Air

An F-15 Eagle from the 173rd Fighter Wing, Oregon Air National Guard, receives fuel from a Utah ANG KC-135 during a training operation, Jan. 31, near Klamath Falls, Ore. The 151st Air Refueling Wing routinely s... More

Master Sgt. Matt Ellison, a boom operator with the

Master Sgt. Matt Ellison, a boom operator with the

Master Sgt. Matt Ellison, a boom operator with the 155th Operations Support Squadron, refuels a RC-135 from Offutt Air Force Base April 4, 2017, at the 155th Air Refueling Wing, Lincoln, Nebraska. (U.S. Air For... More

Master Sgt. Steven Stanton, a KC-135R in-flight refueling

Master Sgt. Steven Stanton, a KC-135R in-flight refueling

Master Sgt. Steven Stanton, a KC-135R in-flight refueling technician with the 465th Air Refueling Squadron at Tinker Air Force Base, Okla., operates the boom Jan. 19, 2016, during a aerial refueling of a E-3 Se... More

A United Arab Emirates air force F-16 Desert Falcon

A United Arab Emirates air force F-16 Desert Falcon

A United Arab Emirates air force F-16 Desert Falcon approaches a U.S. Air Force KC-135 Stratotanker for aerial refueling in support of a Combined Joint Task Force - Operation Inherent Resolve mission over Iraq ... More

Senior Master Sgt. Darby Perrin, 456th Air Refueling

Senior Master Sgt. Darby Perrin, 456th Air Refueling

Senior Master Sgt. Darby Perrin, 456th Air Refueling Squadron boom operator, returns from his final flight on a KC-135R Stratotanker at Tinker Air Force Base, Oklahoma, Aug. 4, 2018. (U.S. Air Force photo by Te... More

An F-15C Eagle from the 173th Fighter Wing takes off

An F-15C Eagle from the 173th Fighter Wing takes off

An F-15C Eagle from the 173th Fighter Wing takes off at Joint Base Pearl Harbor-Hickam, Hawaii, Aug. 21, 2019 during fighter exercise Sentry Aloha 19-2. The exercise entails back-to-back combat sorties with vis... More

A U.S. Air Force KC-135 Stratotanker pilot assigned

A U.S. Air Force KC-135 Stratotanker pilot assigned

A U.S. Air Force KC-135 Stratotanker pilot assigned to the 340th Expeditionary Air Refueling Squadron flies over Iraq, May 5, 2018. The 340th EARS is assigned to the 379th Expeditionary Operations Group and sup... More

National media film in the cramped quarters of the

National media film in the cramped quarters of the

National media film in the cramped quarters of the boom pod. Members of the 134th Air Refueling Wing traveled to Homestead Air Reserve Base in Florida to conduct a media flight featuring the in-air refueling ca... More

Master Sgt. George Kalakis, boom operator with the

Master Sgt. George Kalakis, boom operator with the

Master Sgt. George Kalakis, boom operator with the 191st Air Refueling Squadron, performs flight operations during an aerial refueling mission over Utah on May 21, 2020. The 191st ARS is part of the air compone... More

A U.S. Air Force F-15 Strike Eagle receives in-flight

A U.S. Air Force F-15 Strike Eagle receives in-flight

A U.S. Air Force F-15 Strike Eagle receives in-flight fuel from a KC-135 Stratotanker assigned to the 28th Expeditionary Air Refueling Squadron during an aerial refueling mission in support of Operation Inheren... More

Airman 1st Class Noah Rutan, a KC-135 Stratotanker

Airman 1st Class Noah Rutan, a KC-135 Stratotanker

Airman 1st Class Noah Rutan, a KC-135 Stratotanker boom operator assigned to the 351st Air Refueling Squadron at RAF Mildenhall, U.K., reads an instruction manual on a KC-135 over the Nevada Test and Training R... More

A U.S. Navy F/A-18F Super Hornet receives fuel from

A U.S. Navy F/A-18F Super Hornet receives fuel from

A U.S. Navy F/A-18F Super Hornet receives fuel from a KC-135 Stratotanker assigned to the 340th Expeditionary Air Refueling Squadron during a refueling mission on above Iraq March 9, 2018. The F/A-18E and F mod... More

An A-10 Thunderbolt ll from the 190th Fighter Squadron,

An A-10 Thunderbolt ll from the 190th Fighter Squadron,

An A-10 Thunderbolt ll from the 190th Fighter Squadron, Gowen Field, Idaho, departs after receiving fuel from a 151st Air Refueling Wing KC-135 during a training mission May 21 near Twin Falls, Idaho. The 151st... More

A Royal Air Force GR4 Tornado performs refueling operations

A Royal Air Force GR4 Tornado performs refueling operations

A Royal Air Force GR4 Tornado performs refueling operations with a U.S. Air Force KC-135 Stratotanker, assigned to the 340th Expeditionary Air Refueling Squadron, over Iraq and Syria in support of Operation Inh... More

Wives of Airmen from the 124th Fighter Wing look out

Wives of Airmen from the 124th Fighter Wing look out

Wives of Airmen from the 124th Fighter Wing look out the window of a KC-135 Stratotanker assigned to the Utah Air National Guard’s 151st Air Refueling Wing, over Southwest Idaho, Dec. 7, 2019. The Idaho and Uta... More

A KC-10 Extender from the 76th Air Refueling Squadron,

A KC-10 Extender from the 76th Air Refueling Squadron,

A KC-10 Extender from the 76th Air Refueling Squadron, 514th Air Mobility Wing, Joint Base McGuire-Dix-Lakehurst, N.J., refuels an F-22 Raptor over the Florida coast March 7, 2017. The F-22 is assigned to Tynda... More

An air-to-air view from the boom operator's window of the B-1B/159 testbed aircraft (originally the No. 2 B-1 prototype) approaching the refueling boom of a KC-135 Stratotanker aircraft during a test flight over the Pacific Ocean

An air-to-air view from the boom operator's window of the B-1B/159 tes...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Country: Unknown Scene Camera Operator: Cooper Release Status: Released to Public Combined Military Service Digital Photographic Files

A front view of a camouflaged 22nd Air Refueling Wing KC-10A Extender aircraft taken from the refueling boom operator's station of another KC-10A during a practice exercise

A front view of a camouflaged 22nd Air Refueling Wing KC-10A Extender ...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: State: Arizona (AZ) Country: United States Of America (USA) Scene Camera Operator: SMSGT Don Sutherland Release Status: Released to Public Combined Mil... More

A view from the boom operator's station aboard a 380th Air Refueling Squadron KC-135 Stratotanker aircraft as a 48th Tactical Fighter Wing F-111 aircraft breaks away after taking on fuel

A view from the boom operator's station aboard a 380th Air Refueling S...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Country: English Channel Scene Camera Operator: SSGT David Nolan Release Status: Released to Public Combined Military Service Digital Photographic Files

A view from the boom operator's station of a 380th Air Refueling Squadron KC-135 Stratotanker aircraft as a 48th Tactical Fighter Wing F-111 aircraft maneuvers into position for refueling

A view from the boom operator's station of a 380th Air Refueling Squad...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Country: English Channel Scene Camera Operator: SSGT David Nolan Release Status: Released to Public Combined Military Service Digital Photographic Files

A view from the boom operator's station aboard a US Air Force 99th Refueling Squadron KC-135 Stratotanker aircraft of four German air force F-4 Phantom II aircraft flying in formation

A view from the boom operator's station aboard a US Air Force 99th Ref...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Country: West Germany (FRG) Scene Camera Operator: SSGT David Nolan Release Status: Released to Public Combined Military Service Digital Photographic Files

An aerial refueling boom operator looks out the observation window of a KC-135 Stratotanker aircraft as an aircraft approaches to be refueled during Exercise Cope Max '85

An aerial refueling boom operator looks out the observation window of ...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Subject Operation/Series: COPE MAX '85 Country: Unknown Scene Camera Operator: STAFF SGT. Ferguson Release Status: Released to Public Combined Military... More

A view from the boom operator's station of a KC-135 Stratotanker aircraft as it refuels an 81st Tactical Fighter Wing A-10 Thunderbolt II during Certain Sentinel, a part of Exercise REFORGER '86

A view from the boom operator's station of a KC-135 Stratotanker aircr...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Subject Operation/Series: REFORGER '86 Country: West Germany (FRG) Scene Camera Operator: Ssgt Dave Nolan Release Status: Released to Public Combined M... More

Staff Sergeant (SSGT) Lawrence E. Bussen, boom operator, 22nd Air Refueling Wing, maneuvers a KC-10A Extender aircraft refueling boom into position over an F-4G Phantom II aircraft during Exercise GALLANT EAGLE '86

Staff Sergeant (SSGT) Lawrence E. Bussen, boom operator, 22nd Air Refu...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Subject Operation/Series: GALLANT EAGLE '86 Country: Unknown Scene Camera Operator: Ssgt Rosie Reynolds Release Status: Released to Public Combined Mil... More

Straight on medium close-up aerial shot, looking out the boom operator's window on a KC-135, as a US Air Force F-16 gets refueled by a KC-135. This aircraft and other F-16s (Not shown), from Aviano Air Base, Italy, are being escorted to MacDill Air Force Base, Florida, by KC-135s (Only the end of the boom is shown). The 555th Fighter Squadron deployed to MacDill due to temporary closure of Aviano's airfield

Straight on medium close-up aerial shot, looking out the boom operator...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Country: Unknown Scene Camera Operator: SRA Mona Franklin, USAF Release Status: Released to Public Combined Military Service Digital Photographic Files

Inside a KC-135 Stratotanker, a boom operator from the 108th Air Refueling Squadron, New Jersey Air National Guard, McGuire Air Force Base, New Jersey explains the Combat Air Patrol mission to a guest reporter from Channel 12 New Jersey Network before departing for an air refueling mission over New York. The mission is part of Operation ENDURING FREEDOM Combat Air Patrol missions. In response to the terrorist attacks on September 11, 2001 at the New York World Trade Center and the Pentagon, President George W. Bush initiated Operation ENDURING FREEDOM in support of the Global War on Terrorism (GWOT), fighting terrorism abroad

Inside a KC-135 Stratotanker, a boom operator from the 108th Air Refue...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Subject Operation/Series: ENDURING FREEDOM Base: Mcguire Air Force Base State: New Jersey (NJ) Country: United States Of America (USA) Scene Major Com... More

United States Air Force (USAF) STAFF Sergeant (SSGT) Michelle L. Buck, a Boom Operator aboard a KC-10 Extender from the 6th Aerial Refueling Squadron (ARS), 60th Air Mobility Wing (AMW), Travis Air Force Base (AFB), California, conduct a pre-flight check in support of Operation ENDURING FREEDOM

United States Air Force (USAF) STAFF Sergeant (SSGT) Michelle L. Buck,...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Subject Operation/Series: ENDURING FREEDOM Base: Travis Air Force Base State: California (CA) Country: United States Of America (USA) Scene Major Comm... More

US Air Force (USAF) MASTER Sergeant (MSGT) Robbie Knight, Boom Operator aboard a USAF KC-10 Extender aircraft assigned to the 186th Air Refueling Wing (ARW), mans his position during a mission in flown in support of Operation ENDURING FREEDOM

US Air Force (USAF) MASTER Sergeant (MSGT) Robbie Knight, Boom Operato...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Subject Operation/Series: ENDURING FREEDOM Country: Unknown Scene Camera Operator: TSGT Kevin J. Gruenwald, USAF Release Status: Released to Public Com... More

US Air Force (USAF) Colonel (COL) David Snyder, Commander, 6th Air Mobility Wing (AMW), and members of his staff, get a high-five from USAF STAFF Sergeant (SSGT) Michael Fatone, a KC-135 Stratotanker aircraft, Boom Operator, assigned to the 91st Air Refueling Squadron (ARS), as he and his crewmembers arrive at MacDill Air Force Base (AFB), Florida (FL). SSGT Fatone is part of a group of 22 Airmen redeploying home, following a deployment in support of Operation IRAQI FREEDOM

US Air Force (USAF) Colonel (COL) David Snyder, Commander, 6th Air Mob...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Subject Operation/Series: IRAQI FREEDOM Base: Macdill Air Force Base State: Florida (FL) Country: United States Of America (USA) Scene Camera Operator... More

A view from the navigators position onboard a US Air Force (USAF) KC-135 Stratotanker aircraft assigned to the 108th Air Refueling Wing (ARW), New Jersey (NJ) Air National Guard (ANG), showing crewmember manning their position during preflight inspection on the flight line at McGuire Air Force Base (AFB), NJ. Pictured are: Major (MAJ) Rick Sampson (Pilot), Captain (CPT) Rick Kelley (Co-Pilot), and SENIOR AIRMAN (SRA) Greg White (Boom Operator)

A view from the navigators position onboard a US Air Force (USAF) KC-1...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Base: Mcguire Air Force Base State: New Jersey (NJ) Country: United States Of America (USA) Scene Camera Operator: SSGT Michael O'Hagan, USAF Release ... More

A 340th Expeditionary Air Refueling Squadron KC-135

A 340th Expeditionary Air Refueling Squadron KC-135

A 340th Expeditionary Air Refueling Squadron KC-135 Stratotanker pilot talks with a maintainer before takeoff in support of a Combined Joint Task Force - Operation Inherent Resolve mission at Al Udeid Air Base,... More

C-17 in the mist, US Air Force Photo

C-17 in the mist, US Air Force Photo

A C-17 Globemaster III with the 305th Air Mobility Wing is readied for an early morning mission at the Combat Readiness Training Center at Gulfport, Miss., March 7, 2017. The 305th, which is located at Joint Ba... More

A KC-135 Stratotanker assigned to the Utah Air National

A KC-135 Stratotanker assigned to the Utah Air National

A KC-135 Stratotanker assigned to the Utah Air National Guard’s 151st Air Refueling Wing arrives at Gowen Field, Dec. 7, 2019. The Idaho and Utah Air National Guard units collaborated to support an in-flight re... More

A U.S. Air Force in-flight refueling specialist assigned

A U.S. Air Force in-flight refueling specialist assigned

A U.S. Air Force in-flight refueling specialist assigned to the 28th Expeditionary Air Refueling Squadron reviews a checklist aboard a U.S. Air Force KC-135 Stratotanker over the U.S. Central Command area of re... More

Airman 1st Class Noah Rutan, a KC-135 Stratotanker

Airman 1st Class Noah Rutan, a KC-135 Stratotanker

Airman 1st Class Noah Rutan, a KC-135 Stratotanker boom operator assigned to the 351st Air Refueling Squadron at RAF Mildenhall, U.K., controls the stick to a drogue over the Nevada Test and Training Range Dec.... More

A B-52 Stratofortress receives fuel from a KC-10 Extender

A B-52 Stratofortress receives fuel from a KC-10 Extender

A B-52 Stratofortress receives fuel from a KC-10 Extender during a mission in support of Operation Inherent Resolve over Iraq, Aug. 8, 2017. The B-52 is a long range, heavy bomber capable of flying at altitudes... More

Boom Operator Staff Sgt. Briana Lindquist focuses on

Boom Operator Staff Sgt. Briana Lindquist focuses on

Boom Operator Staff Sgt. Briana Lindquist focuses on her mission, refueling jets. Members of the 134th Air Refueling Wing traveled to Homestead Air Reserve Base in Florida to conduct a media flight featuring th... More

Two F-35A Lightning IIs fly by the KC-135 Stratotanker

Two F-35A Lightning IIs fly by the KC-135 Stratotanker

Two F-35A Lightning IIs fly by the KC-135 Stratotanker during a refuel mission over the Gulf of Mexico near Eglin Air Force Base, Fla., March 3. During the morning mission, local media and 33rd Fighter Wing F-3... More

Two U.S. Navy F/A-18Cs from the Strike Fighter Squadron

Two U.S. Navy F/A-18Cs from the Strike Fighter Squadron

Two U.S. Navy F/A-18Cs from the Strike Fighter Squadron VFA-37 Ragin' Bulls fly in formation alongside a U.S. Air Force KC-135 Stratotanker during a combat refueling mission over Southwest Asia May 21, 2017. K... More

New Jersey Air National Guard Master Sgt. Jennifer

New Jersey Air National Guard Master Sgt. Jennifer

New Jersey Air National Guard Master Sgt. Jennifer Bowen stands for a portrait in front of a KC-135 Stratotanker static display on Joint Base McGuire-Dix-Lakehurst, N.J., March 1, 2018. Bowen, one of two female... More

From left, U.S. Air Force Airman 1st Class Devin Ulbirch

From left, U.S. Air Force Airman 1st Class Devin Ulbirch

From left, U.S. Air Force Airman 1st Class Devin Ulbirch and U.S. Air Force Staff Sgt. Justin Eckelbarger, aerial delivery specialists assigned to the 97th Logistics Readiness Squadron, load cargo onto a KC-46 ... More

Chief Master Sgt. Christopher Powell, 100th Air Refueling

Chief Master Sgt. Christopher Powell, 100th Air Refueling

Chief Master Sgt. Christopher Powell, 100th Air Refueling Wing command chief from Cypress Fairbanks, Texas, places a boom operator sticker in the heritage room at the 493rd Fighter Squadron Jan. 18, 2013, follo... More

Air National Guard Director, Lt. Gen. Scott Rice received

Air National Guard Director, Lt. Gen. Scott Rice received

Air National Guard Director, Lt. Gen. Scott Rice received instruction from 134th ARW Boom Operator, Tech. Sgt. Zach Dailey on the boom simulator during a visit to McGhee Tyson ANG Base. Tech. Sgt. Dailey is a ... More

Master Sgt. Moe Shivers, 328th Air Refueling Squadron

Master Sgt. Moe Shivers, 328th Air Refueling Squadron

Master Sgt. Moe Shivers, 328th Air Refueling Squadron KC-135R boom operator does a 10K offload of fuel into a KC-46 refueling tanker as Chief Master Sgt. Michael Zimmerman, 914th Operations Group boom operator ... More

Senior Airman Chase Dagley, crew chief with the 191st

Senior Airman Chase Dagley, crew chief with the 191st

Senior Airman Chase Dagley, crew chief with the 191st Air Refueling Squadron, prepares to marshall out a KC-135 Stratotanker in Salt Lake City, Utah on May 21, 2020. The 191st ARS is part of the air component ... More

U.S. Air Force Senior Airman Paul A. Perez engineer,

U.S. Air Force Senior Airman Paul A. Perez engineer,

U.S. Air Force Senior Airman Paul A. Perez engineer, 78th Air Refueling Squadron, 514th Air Mobility Wing, performs a pre-flight check on a KC-10 Extender at Joint Base McGuire-Dix-Lakehurst, N.J., prior to an ... More

An A-10 Thunderbolt II, assigned to the 75th Expeditionary

An A-10 Thunderbolt II, assigned to the 75th Expeditionary

An A-10 Thunderbolt II, assigned to the 75th Expeditionary Fighter Squadron, receives fuel from a KC-135 Stratotanker, assigned to the 340th Expeditionary Air Refueling Squadron, while flying over Kandahar Prov... More

A U.S. Air Force F-16 Fighting Falcon receives in-flight

A U.S. Air Force F-16 Fighting Falcon receives in-flight

A U.S. Air Force F-16 Fighting Falcon receives in-flight fuel from a KC-135 Stratotanker assigned to the 28th Expeditionary Air Refueling Squadron during an aerial refueling mission in support of Operation Inhe... More

Airmen of the 121st Air Refueling Wing stand for a

Airmen of the 121st Air Refueling Wing stand for a

Airmen of the 121st Air Refueling Wing stand for a portrait on the flight line July 11, 2019, at Rickenbacker Air National Guard Base, Ohio. (U.S. Air National Guard photo by Ralph Branson)

A C-5 Galaxy from Travis Air Force Base, Calif., flies

A C-5 Galaxy from Travis Air Force Base, Calif., flies

A C-5 Galaxy from Travis Air Force Base, Calif., flies below a KC-135R Stratotanker from the 191st Air Refueling Squadron, 151st Air Refueling Wing with the Utah Air National Guard after being refueled, June 1... More

A 108th Wing KC-135 Stratotanker with the New Jersey

A 108th Wing KC-135 Stratotanker with the New Jersey

A 108th Wing KC-135 Stratotanker with the New Jersey Air National Guard, assigned to Joint Base McGuire Dix-Lakehurst, N.J., refuels a B-2 Spirit bomber assigned to the 509th Bomb Wing April 2, 2014. The air re... More

U.S. Air Force Staff Sgt. Jamie Matheney, 340th

U.S. Air Force Staff Sgt. Jamie Matheney, 340th

U.S. Air Force Staff Sgt. Jamie Matheney, 340th Expeditionary Air Refueling Squadron boom operator, refuels a United Arab Emirates air force F-16 Desert Falcon in support of a Combined Joint Task Force - Operat... More

An F-15C Eagle is aerially refueled Sept. 16, 2019,

An F-15C Eagle is aerially refueled Sept. 16, 2019,

An F-15C Eagle is aerially refueled Sept. 16, 2019, over the Pacific Ocean. Aerial refueling allows F-15C Eagle’s to perform efficiently, without needing to return to base to refuel. (U.S. Air Force photo by Se... More

AJ Cucksey practices in-air refueling in the Boom Operator

AJ Cucksey practices in-air refueling in the Boom Operator

AJ Cucksey practices in-air refueling in the Boom Operator Simulator System under the watchful eye of Master Sgt. Eric Jones at McGhee Tyson Air National Guard base July 10th. AJ "Cuckoo" Cucksey is the first c... More

A U.S. Air Force KC-10 Extender moves in to be refueled

A U.S. Air Force KC-10 Extender moves in to be refueled

A U.S. Air Force KC-10 Extender moves in to be refueled by another KC-10, both crewed by members of the 78th Air Refueling Squadron, 514th Air Mobility Wing, over the Atlantic Ocean July 15, 2017. The KC-10 is ... More

A U.S. Navy EA-18G Growler receives fuel from a KC-135

A U.S. Navy EA-18G Growler receives fuel from a KC-135

A U.S. Navy EA-18G Growler receives fuel from a KC-135 Stratotanker assigned to the 340th Expeditionary Air Refueling Squadron during a refueling mission on above Iraq March 9, 2018. The EA-18G Growler is a spe... More

A U.S. Air Force F-22 Raptor assigned to Joint Base

A U.S. Air Force F-22 Raptor assigned to Joint Base

A U.S. Air Force F-22 Raptor assigned to Joint Base Langley-Eustis, Va., moves in to be refueled by a KC-10 Extender crewed by members of the 78th Air Refueling Squadron, 514th Air Mobility Wing, flies over the... More

U.S. Air Force KC-135 Stratotanker pilots with the

U.S. Air Force KC-135 Stratotanker pilots with the

U.S. Air Force KC-135 Stratotanker pilots with the 340th Expeditionary Air Refueling Squadron maneuvers above Iraq during a mission refueling U.S. Navy F/A-18's and E/A-18's, Oct. 18, 2017. The F/A-18 is capabl... More

Two Italian Air Force A-11 Ghiblis arrive to receive

Two Italian Air Force A-11 Ghiblis arrive to receive

Two Italian Air Force A-11 Ghiblis arrive to receive fuel from a KC-10 Extender during a mission in support of Operation Inherent Resolve, Aug. 7, 2017. Italy plays a key role supporting Coalition's military op... More

A refueling boom operator, checking her console, aims the refueling boom at an approaching aircraft

A refueling boom operator, checking her console, aims the refueling bo...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Base: Kelly Air Force Base State: Texas (TX) Country: United States Of America (USA) Scene Camera Operator: SSGT. Rich Miller Release Status: Released... More

AN air-to-air front view of an A-7 Corsair II aircraft heading toward a KC-135 Stratotanker aircraft for refueling, as seen from the boom operator's section of the tanker, during exercise Sentry Castle '81. The Corsair is from the 112th Tactical Fighter Group, Pennsylvania Air National Guard, and the Stratotanker is from the 147th Air Refueling Squadron

AN air-to-air front view of an A-7 Corsair II aircraft heading toward ...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Subject Operation/Series: SENTRY CASTLE '81 Base: Pittsburgh State: Pennsylvania (PA) Country: United States Of America (USA) Scene Camera Operator: T... More

Front view of an SR-71 Blackbird aircraft approaching a KC-10 Extender aircraft for in-flight refueling during testing. The aircraft, from the 9th Strategic Reconnaissance Wing, is seen from the refueling boom operator's section

Front view of an SR-71 Blackbird aircraft approaching a KC-10 Extender...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Base: Beale Air Force Base State: California (CA) Country: United States Of America (USA) Scene Camera Operator: SSGT Ranzeno Oates Release Status: Re... More

A view of a B-52 Stratofortress aircraft being refueled by a KC-135 Stratotanker aircraft in flight, as seen from the boom operator's section. The aircraft, from the 416th Bomb Wing, is carrying six AGM-86 air-launched cruise missiles on each wing

A view of a B-52 Stratofortress aircraft being refueled by a KC-135 St...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Base: Griffiss Air Force Base State: New York (NY) Country: United States Of America (USA) Scene Camera Operator: TSGT Dennis Plummer Release Status: ... More

AIRMAN 1ST Class Angela Owens, the boom operator aboard a 41st Air Refueling squadron KC-135 Stratotanker aircraft, keeps a close eye on an aircraft that is receiving fuel during exercise Giant Warrior '89. The Stratotanker is operating from Anderson Air Force Base, Guam

AIRMAN 1ST Class Angela Owens, the boom operator aboard a 41st Air Ref...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Subject Operation/Series: GIANT WARRIOR '89 Country: Pacific Ocean (POC) Scene Camera Operator: TSGT. Lee Schading Release Status: Released to Public C... More

The boom operator aboard a 32nd Air Refueling Squadron KC-10A Extender aircraft maneuvers the refueling boom while on a mission during Proud Shield '92, a Strategic Air Command bombing and navigation competition

The boom operator aboard a 32nd Air Refueling Squadron KC-10A Extender...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Base: Barksdale Air Force Base State: Louisiana (LA) Country: United States Of America (USA) Scene Camera Operator: TSGT Scott Stewart Release Status:... More

This image was shot through a Starlight System out of the boom operator's location on a KC-135 Stratotanker. An F-15C gets an in-flight fillup from a KC-135 during a combat air patrol on the first night of NATO Operation Allied Force

This image was shot through a Starlight System out of the boom operato...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Subject Operation/Series: ALLIED FORCE Country: Unknown Scene Camera Operator: SSGT Ken Bergmann Release Status: Released to Public Combined Military S... More

SENIOR MASTER Sergeant Mark Sletten, a boom operator with the 906th Air Refueling Squadron, Grand Forks Air Force Base, North Dakota, maneuvers a halon bottle, or flightline fire extinguisher, into position on the Alpha ramp at the base. Sergeant Sletten and the crew from his aircraft performed crew servicing procedures under the watchful eyes of inspectors during an Operational Readiness Inspection on April 11, 2000

SENIOR MASTER Sergeant Mark Sletten, a boom operator with the 906th Ai...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Subject Operation/Series: GRAND FORKS AIR FORCE ABSE ORI Base: Grand Forks Air Force Base State: North Dakota (ND) Country: United States Of America (U... More

The nose section of US Air Force C-17 Globemaster III, from Charleston Air Force Base, South Carolina, is seen from the KC-10 Extender, Boom Operator's window, during a refueling mission for INSPECTOR GENERAL EXERCISE 3B

The nose section of US Air Force C-17 Globemaster III, from Charleston...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Subject Operation/Series: INSPECTOR GENERAL EXERCISE 3B Country: United States Of America (USA) Scene Camera Operator: A1C Steven Cabrera, USAF Release... More

US Air Force SENIOR AIRMAN Blaise Rohan, KC-135R Boom Operator, from the 909th Air Refueling Squadron, 18th Wing, Kadena Air Base, Japan, refuels a C-17 Globemaster III aircraft (not shown) from the 7th Air Lift Sqadron, 62nd Air Lift Wing, McChord Air Force Base, Washington, during a refueling mission over the South China Sea in support of an India earthquake support mission, the aircraft was carrying 13,000lbs of tents and blankets. The KC-135R is from the 909th Air Refueling Squadron, 18th Wing, Kadena Air Base, Japan, piloted by US Air Force Captain John Deyarmon, Co-pilot, US Air Force First Lieutenant Darrin Blume and SRA Blaise Rohan, Boom Operator

US Air Force SENIOR AIRMAN Blaise Rohan, KC-135R Boom Operator, from t...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Country: Unknown Scene Camera Operator: MSGT Marvin Krause, USAF Release Status: Released to Public Combined Military Service Digital Photographic Files

US Air Force (USAF) AIRMAN First Class (A1C) Dustin Clark, Boom Operator aboard a USAF KC-135R Stratotanker aircraft assigned to the 351st Expeditionary Air Refueling Squadron (EARS), annotates times on flight log, at Sola Air Station, Norway, before a mission in support of Exercise STRONG RESOLVE 2002

US Air Force (USAF) AIRMAN First Class (A1C) Dustin Clark, Boom Operat...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Subject Operation/Series: STRONG RESOLVE 2002 Base: Sola Air Station Country: Norway (NOR) Scene Camera Operator: SSGT Colette M. Horton, USAF Release... More

US Air Force (USAF) STAFF Sergeant (SSGT) Rafael Him, Boom Operator aboard a USAF KC-135R Stratotanker aircraft assigned to the 900th Expeditionary Air Refueling Squadron (EARS), completes preflight procedures at his station onboard the aircraft, before departing on a refueling mission in support of Operation NORTHERN WATCH

US Air Force (USAF) STAFF Sergeant (SSGT) Rafael Him, Boom Operator ab...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Subject Operation/Series: NORTHERN WATCH Base: Incirlik Air Base, Adana Country: Turkey (TUR) Scene Camera Operator: TSGT Anna Hayman, USAF Release St... More

US Air Force (USAF) AIRMAN First Class (A1C) Richard McFadden, Boom Operator, 340th Expeditionary Air Refueling Squadron (EARS), inspects the cargo area of the USAF KC-135R Stratotanker as he prepares the aircraft for a air refueling mission over the skies of Iraq. USAF A1C McFadden deployed from the 92nd Air Refueling Wing (ARW), Fairchild Air Force Base (AFB), Washington (WA), and is on his first operational mission for Operation IRAQI FREEDOM. (Substandard image)

US Air Force (USAF) AIRMAN First Class (A1C) Richard McFadden, Boom Op...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Country: Unknown Scene Camera Operator: SSGT Scott T. Sturkol, USAF Release Status: Released to Public Combined Military Service Digital Photographic Files

US Air Force (USAF) AIRMAN First Class (A1C) Jesse Wright, Boom Operator, 340th Expeditionary Refueling Squadron (ERS), runs through his operational instructions for the boom of a KC-135 Stratotanker before refueling an aircraft over Iraq during Operation IRAQI FREEDOM

US Air Force (USAF) AIRMAN First Class (A1C) Jesse Wright, Boom Operat...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Country: Iraq (IRQ) Scene Camera Operator: SSGT Suzanne M. Jenkins, USAF Release Status: Released to Public Combined Military Service Digital Photographic Files

US Air Force (USAF) SENIOR AIRMAN (SRA) Casey Killian, a Boom Operator aboard a KC-135 Stratotanker aircraft assigned to the 340th Expeditionary Air Refueling Squadron (EARS), man her position aboard the aircraft during a refueling mission flown over Iraq, in support of Operation IRAQI FREEDOM

US Air Force (USAF) SENIOR AIRMAN (SRA) Casey Killian, a Boom Operator...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Country: Iraq (IRQ) Scene Camera Operator: SSGT Aaron D. Allmon II, USAF Release Status: Released to Public Combined Military Service Digital Photographic Files

Don Baylor (left), Bench Coach, New York Mets, critiques US Air Force (USAF) SENIOR AIRMAN (SRA) Chardo Richardson, Boom Operator, 32nd Air Refueling Squadron (ARS), McGuire Air Force Base (AFB), New Jersey (NJ), as he takes a cut at a ball during batting practice with the Mets. USAF SRA Richardson is at Shea Stadium, New York City (NYC) for the second part of a job swap with Al Leiter, the Mets Pitcher. The Al Leither was a boom operator for a day at McGuire AFB on May 24th

Don Baylor (left), Bench Coach, New York Mets, critiques US Air Force ...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Base: Mcguire Air Force Base State: New Jersey (NJ) Country: United States Of America (USA) Scene Camera Operator: Kenn Mann, CIV, USA Release Status:... More

U.S. Air Force STAFF SGT. Denim Beeler, 19th Air Refueling Group, 99th Air Refueling Squadron, Robins AFB, Ga., Boom Operator, preparing for a refueling mission, on Oct. 20, 2004.(U.S. Air Force PHOTO by AIRMAN Bradley A. Lail) (RELEASED)

U.S. Air Force STAFF SGT. Denim Beeler, 19th Air Refueling Group, 99th...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Base: Unknown Scene Camera Operator: AMN Bradley A. Lail Release Status: Released to Public Combined Military Service Digital Photographic Files

Senior Airman Eric Medina, 92nd Air Refueling Squadron

Senior Airman Eric Medina, 92nd Air Refueling Squadron

Senior Airman Eric Medina, 92nd Air Refueling Squadron boom operator, Fairchild Air Force Base, Wash., refuels an F-22 Raptor from Langley AFB, Va., in a training sortie during Red Flag 16-3, July 21, 2016. Dur... More

McConnell Airman throws first pitch

McConnell Airman throws first pitch

Staff Sgt. Danielle Warren, 344th Air Refueling Squadron KC-135 Stratotanker boom operator, throws the ceremonial first pitch at the NCAA Women’s College World Series, June 6, 2017, at USA Softball Hall of Fame... More

An A-10 Thunderbolt II, assigned to the 75th Expeditionary

An A-10 Thunderbolt II, assigned to the 75th Expeditionary

An A-10 Thunderbolt II, assigned to the 75th Expeditionary Fighter Squadron, receives fuel from a KC-135 Stratotanker, assigned to the 340th Expeditionary Air Refueling Squadron, while flying over Kandahar Prov... More

An Afghan Air Force MD-530F Cayuse Warrior helicopter

An Afghan Air Force MD-530F Cayuse Warrior helicopter

An Afghan Air Force MD-530F Cayuse Warrior helicopter flies above the flight line on Kandahar Airfield, Afghanistan, Feb. 7, 2018. The MD-530F Light Scout Attack Helicopter delivers increased operational capabi... More

Senior Master Sgt.  Barry, 340th Expeditionary Air

Senior Master Sgt. Barry, 340th Expeditionary Air

Senior Master Sgt. Barry, 340th Expeditionary Air Refueling Squadron boom operator, stacks a ladder used to enter the aircraft as he completes his checklist prior to takeoff Sept. 16, 2015, at Al Udeid Air Bas... More

A U.S. Air Force KC-135 Stratotanker boom operator

A U.S. Air Force KC-135 Stratotanker boom operator

A U.S. Air Force KC-135 Stratotanker boom operator assigned to the 340th Expeditionary Air Refueling Squadron, secures some equipment before a refueling mission on Al Udeid Air Base, Qatar, March 9, 2018. The ... More

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