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An air to air right side view of two 199th Tactical Fighter Squadron F-4 Phantom II aircraft flying in formation with a 161st Air Refueling Group KC-135 Stratotanker aircraft. In the background is the Honolulu skyline

An air to air right side view of two 199th Tactical Fighter Squadron F...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Base: Honolulu State: Hawaii (HI) Country: United States Of America (USA) Scene Camera Operator: MSGT Paul J. Harrington Release Status: Released to P... More

High angle front view of an F-111 aircraft assigned to the 48th Tactical Fighter Wing being refueled by a KC-135 Stratotanker assigned to the 306th Strategic Refueling Wing

High angle front view of an F-111 aircraft assigned to the 48th Tactic...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Country: North Sea Scene Camera Operator: MAJ Dennis A. Guyitt Release Status: Released to Public Combined Military Service Digital Photographic Files

AN air-to-air overhead view of a KC-10 Extender aircraft being refueled by a KC-135 Stratotanker aircraft

AN air-to-air overhead view of a KC-10 Extender aircraft being refuele...

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

United States and Royal Australian Air Force members unload cargo from a KC-135 Stratotanker aircraft. The aircraft, assigned to the 906th Air Refueling Squadron, 43rd Strategic Wing, Pacific Task Force, is participating in Exercise Glad Customer '82

United States and Royal Australian Air Force members unload cargo from...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Subject Operation/Series: GLAD CUSTOMER '82 Base: Raaf Darwin State: Northern Territory Country: Australia (AUS) Scene Camera Operator: TSGT Alex R. T... More

An air-to-air view of an RF-4C Phantom II aircraft as seen from a KC-135 Stratotanker aircraft during refueling

An air-to-air view of an RF-4C Phantom II aircraft as seen from a KC-1...

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

U.S. Air Force F-4D Phantom II aircraft assigned to the 119th Fighter Wing"Happy Hooligans", North Dakota Air National Guard, conduct mid-air refueling from an U.S. Air Force KC-135 Stratotanker aircraft. (A3604) (U.S. Air Force PHOTO by Larry Harrington) (Released)

U.S. Air Force F-4D Phantom II aircraft assigned to the 119th Fighter ...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Base: Unknown Scene Camera Operator: Larry Harrington, USAF Release Status: Released to Public Combined Military Service Digital Photographic Files

A B-52G Stratofortress aircraft approaches the tail of a KC-135 Stratotanker aircraft for in-flight refueling during an operational readiness inspection by the Strategic Air Command Inspector General Team

A B-52G Stratofortress aircraft approaches the tail of a KC-135 Strato...

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 Jose Hernandez Release Status... More

A view from the cockpit of a 79th Tactical Fighter Squadron F-111E aircraft as it approaches the refueling boom of a Utah Air National Guard KC-135 Stratotanker aircraft

A view from the cockpit of a 79th Tactical Fighter Squadron F-111E air...

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

An air-to-air right side view of a 70th Tactical Fighter Squadron F-4 Phantom II aircraft flying off the right wing of a KC-135 Stratotanker aircraft during Exercise COPPER FLAG, one of the final missions to be flown by phantoms assigned to the squadron

An air-to-air right side view of a 70th Tactical Fighter Squadron F-4 ...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Subject Operation/Series: COPPER FLAG State: Georgia (GA) Country: United States Of America (USA) Scene Camera Operator: MSGT Guido C. Locati Release ... More

A Marine Tactical Electronic Warfare Squadron 2 (VMAQ-2) EA-6B Prowler aircraft flies below the refueling boom of a KC-135 Stratotanker aircraft during the joint Australian/U.S. exercise Kangaroo '89

A Marine Tactical Electronic Warfare Squadron 2 (VMAQ-2) EA-6B Prowler...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Subject Operation/Series: KANGAROO '89 Country: Unknown Scene Camera Operator: TSGT. James Ferguson Release Status: Released to Public Combined Militar... More

A Fighter Squadron 32 (VF-32) F-14A Tomcat aircraft, foreground, flies alongside a U.S. Air Force KC-135 Stratotanker aircraft while waiting to conduct an in-flight refueling with a U.S. Air Force KC-135 Stratotanker aircraft during Operation Desert Shield. VF-32 is based aboard the aircraft carrier USS JOHN F. KENNEDY (CV-67), which is operating in the Red Sea

A Fighter Squadron 32 (VF-32) F-14A Tomcat aircraft, foreground, flies...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Subject Operation/Series: DESERT SHIELD Country: Saudi Arabia (SAU) Scene Camera Operator: LCDR Dave Parsons Release Status: Released to Public Combine... More

The boom operator watches from a KC-135 Stratotanker aircraft as an F-15 Eagle aircraft lines up for refueling during Operation Desert Shield

The boom operator watches from a KC-135 Stratotanker aircraft as an F-...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Subject Operation/Series: DESERT SHIELD Country: Saudi Arabia (SAU) Scene Camera Operator: TECH. SGT. Marvin Lynchard Release Status: Released to Publi... More

CAPT. Philip P. Nardiga, left, a KC-135 Stratotanker aircraft navigator with the 46th Aerial Refueling Squadron, 410th Bombardment Wing, takes a navigational bearing before the aircraft departs for Saudi Arabia to support Operation Desert Shield

CAPT. Philip P. Nardiga, left, a KC-135 Stratotanker aircraft navigato...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Subject Operation/Series: DESERT SHIELD Base: K. I. Sawyer Air Force Base State: Michigan (MI) Country: United States Of America (USA) Scene Camera Op... More

An A-7E Corsair II aircraft prepares to refuel from a KC-135 Stratotanker aircraft as another Corsair stands by for refueling during Operation Desert Storm. Both Corsairs are armed with HARM high speed anti-radiation missiles and the Corsair beneath the refueling boom is also armed with AIM-9 Sidewinder missiles.

An A-7E Corsair II aircraft prepares to refuel from a KC-135 Stratotan...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Subject Operation/Series: DESERT STORM Country: Unknown Scene Camera Operator: TECH. SGT. Rose Reynolds Release Status: Released to Public Combined Mil... More

A side view of a KC-135 Stratotanker refueling an F-14 Tomcat from VF-31, Miramar Naval Air Station, CA

A side view of a KC-135 Stratotanker refueling an F-14 Tomcat from VF-...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Subject Operation/Series: ROVING SANDS 95 Base: Roswell State: New Mexico (NM) Country: United States Of America (USA) Scene Camera Operator: A1C Sean... More

Five F-16 Falcon aircraft from the 347th Composite Wing, 69th Fighter Squadron Moody AFB, Georgia prepare to refuel inflight from a KC-135 Stratotanker with the refueling boom extended

Five F-16 Falcon aircraft from the 347th Composite Wing, 69th Fighter ...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Subject Operation/Series: JOINT TASK FORCE 95-3 Base: Moody Air Force Base State: Georgia (GA) Country: United States Of America (USA) Scene Camera Op... More

Two F-16 Falcon aircraft from the 347th Composite Wing, 69th Fighter Squadron Moody AFB, Georgia prepare to refuel inflight from a KC-135 Stratotanker with the refueling boom extended. The F-16s have AIM 9 Sidewinder missiles mounted on the wing tips

Two F-16 Falcon aircraft from the 347th Composite Wing, 69th Fighter S...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Subject Operation/Series: JOINT TASK FORCE 95-3 Base: Moody Air Force Base State: Georgia (GA) Country: United States Of America (USA) Scene Camera Op... More

Five F-16s from the 347th Composite Wing, 69th Fighter Squadron Moody AFB, Georgia prepare for refueling inflight from a KC-135 Stratotanker with the refueling boom extended

Five F-16s from the 347th Composite Wing, 69th Fighter Squadron Moody ...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Subject Operation/Series: JOINT TASK FORCE 95-3 Base: Moody Air Force Base State: Georgia (GA) Country: United States Of America (USA) Scene Camera Op... More

A tail flash of a US Air Force KC-135 Stratotanker, from the 92nd Aerial Refueling Squadron, Fairchild Air Force Base, Spokane, Washington, at Moron Air Base, Spain, to continue aerial refueling operations in support of Operation Phoenix Duke II

A tail flash of a US Air Force KC-135 Stratotanker, from the 92nd Aeri...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Subject Operation/Series: PHOENIX DUKEII Base: Moron Air Base State: Sevilla Country: Spain (ESP) Scene Camera Operator: SSGT Ken Bergmann, USAF Rele... More

US Air Force STAFF Sergeant Milan Geber, a Crewchief with 92nd Aircraft Generation Squadron, Fairchild Air Force Base, Washington, oils an engine of KC-135 Stratotanker. SSGT Geber is deployed to Moron Air Base, Spain, in support of Phoneix Duke II

US Air Force STAFF Sergeant Milan Geber, a Crewchief with 92nd Aircraf...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Subject Operation/Series: PHONIX DUKE II Base: Moron Air Base State: Sevilla Country: Spain (ESP) Scene Camera Operator: SRA Stan Parker, USAF Releas... More

US Air Force (USAF) Major General (MGEN) (select) William Welser, III, Rodeo 98 Commander, watches a USAF KC-135 Stratotanker aircraft taxi in to a parking ramp after its arrival at McChord Air Force Base (AFB), Washington (WA), to participate in the week-long USAF Air Mobility Command (AMC) sponsored Rodeo 98 airlift competition

US Air Force (USAF) Major General (MGEN) (select) William Welser, III,...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Base: Mcchord Air Force Base State: Washington (WA) Country: United States Of America (USA) Scene Camera Operator: SRA Patty Zimmerman, USAF Release S... More

US Air Force (USAF) Captain (CPT) Shawn McDonald, pilot, KC-135 Stratotanker aircraft, 931st Air Refueling Group (ARG), Air Force Reserve Command (AFRC), McConnell Air Force Base (AFB), Kansas (KS), checks the mission folder while in flight on a refueling mission during the aerial refueling competition portion of the USAF Air Mobility Command (AMC) sponsored Rodeo 98 airlift competition at McChord AFB, Washington (WA)

US Air Force (USAF) Captain (CPT) Shawn McDonald, pilot, KC-135 Strato...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Base: Mcchord Air Force Base State: Washington (WA) Country: United States Of America (USA) Scene Camera Operator: TSGT Billy Johnson, USAF Release St... More

Snow-covered Mount Ranier provides a scenic backdrop as a US Air Force (USAF) Europe (USAFE) KC-135 Stratotanker aircraft taxies in after arriving to participate in the USAF Air Mobility Command (AMC) sponsored Rodeo 98 airlift competition at McChord Air Force Base (AFB), Washington (WA)

Snow-covered Mount Ranier provides a scenic backdrop as a US Air Force...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Base: Mcchord Air Force Base State: Washington (WA) Country: United States Of America (USA) Scene Camera Operator: SRA Patty Zimmerman, USAF Release S... More

A US Air Force EC-130 Hercules departs after receiving fuel from a 100th Air Expeditionary Wing KC-135 Stratotanker (Not shown), from Royal Air Force Base Mildenhall, while on a mission in support of Operation Allied Force

A US Air Force EC-130 Hercules departs after receiving fuel from a 100...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Subject Operation/Series: ALLIED FORCE Base: Raf Mildenhall Country: Great Britain / England (GBR) Scene Camera Operator: SSGT Ken Bergmann, USAF Rele... More

A U.S. Air Force KC-135 Stratotanker takes off on a refueling mission on March 26th, 1999. KC-135s and KC-10 Extenders (Not shown) from McGuire Air Force Base, New Jersey, and Fairchild Air Force Base, Washington, deployed to Moron AB, Spain, in support of Joint Task Force Noble Anvil

A U.S. Air Force KC-135 Stratotanker takes off on a refueling mission ...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Subject Operation/Series: NOBLE ANVIL Base: Moron Air Base State: Sevilla Country: Spain (ESP) Scene Camera Operator: SRA Stan Parker, USAF Release S... More

A Spanish Air Force EF-18A Hornet moves into position behind an Air Combat Command KC-135R Stratotanker (not shown) of the 22nd Air Refueling Squadron during a NATO Operation Allied Force Combat Mission. The versatility of the KC-135 Stratotanker is clearly demonstrated by its ability to adapt quickly to each mission. This mission required that the tanker attach a refueling drogue (not shown) to the end of its refueling boom (not shown) so that NATO aircraft fitted with a refueling probe could refuel. The EF-18A Hornets carries AIM-9 Sidewinder missiles on the wingtip rails, MK 82 500 pound Laser Guided Bombs in the middle of the wings and 350 gallon underwing drop tanks to extend mission...

A Spanish Air Force EF-18A Hornet moves into position behind an Air Co...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: [Complete] Scene Caption: A Spanish Air Force EF-18A Hornet moves into position behind an Air Combat Command KC-135R Stratotanker (not shown) of the 22nd... More

Boom operator US Air Force Technical Sergeant Robert Henson passes fuel from his 319th Aerial Refueling Wing KC-135 Stratotanker aircraft to a B-52 Stratofortress aircraft from Minot Air Force Base, North Dakota. This image was used in the December 1999 AIRMAN Magazine article "Paradise on the Plains,". The story lists major reasons for accepting an assignment to the frequently misrepresented Grand Forks Air Force Base, North Dakota

Boom operator US Air Force Technical Sergeant Robert Henson passes fue...

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

A USAF Thunderbird F-16 Fighting Falcon pulls away from a KC-135 Stratotanker, 190th Air Refueling Wing, Kansas Air National Guard, Forbes Field, after an air refueling mission

A USAF Thunderbird F-16 Fighting Falcon pulls away from a KC-135 Strat...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: State: Kansas (KS) Country: United States Of America (USA) Scene Camera Operator: MSGT Shawn Gamber, USAF Release Status: Released to Public Combined M... More

A US Air Force F-16 Falcon from the 169th Fighter Wing, South Carolina Air National Guard, McEntire ANG Base, SC, finished refueling from with a KC-135 Stratotanker from the 134th Air Refueling Wing, Tennessee National Guard, McGhee Tyson ANG Base, Knoxville, TN, over the coast of South Carolina

A US Air Force F-16 Falcon from the 169th Fighter Wing, South Carolina...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: State: South Carolina (SC) Country: United States Of America (USA) Scene Camera Operator: MSGT Mennequin, USAF Release Status: Released to Public Combi... More

An F-15 Eagle aircraft refuels from a KC-135 Stratotanker (not shown) over Saudi Arabia in support of Operation SOUTHERN WATCH. The F-15 is part of the coalition forces of the 363rd Air Expeditionary Wing who enforce the no-fly and no-drive zone in Southern Iraq to protect and defend against Iraqi aggression

An F-15 Eagle aircraft refuels from a KC-135 Stratotanker (not shown) ...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Subject Operation/Series: SOUTHERN WATCH Country: Unknown Scene Camera Operator: SSGT Sean M. Worrell, USAF Release Status: Released to Public Combined... More

Two F-15 Eagle aircraft's from the 67th Fighter Squadron, Kadena Air Base, Okinawa, Japan, fly alongside a KC-135 Stratotanker aircraft prior to being refueled while flying over the Pacific Ocean

Two F-15 Eagle aircraft's from the 67th Fighter Squadron, Kadena Air B...

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

A KC-135 Stratotanker aircraft from the 108th Air Refueling Wing, Air National Guard, McGuire Air Force Base, New Jersey, refuels an A-10 Thunderbolt out of the 104th Fighter Wing, Barnes, Massachusetts. The refueling was part of an orientation flight that took place at McGuire Air Force Base, New Jersey

A KC-135 Stratotanker aircraft from the 108th Air Refueling Wing, Air ...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: State: New Jersey (NJ) Country: United States Of America (USA) Scene Camera Operator: Scott H. Spitzer, USAF CIV. Release Status: Released to Public Co... More

A ground crew from the 108th Air Refueling Squadron, New Jersey Air National Guard, McGuire Air Force Base, New Jersey standby to prepare a KC-135 Stratotanker for takeoff for an air refueling mission over New York as 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

A ground crew from the 108th Air Refueling Squadron, New Jersey Air Na...

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

Light enhanced, fisheye lens view, showing a US Air Force (USAF) F-15 Eagle from the 1ST Fighter Wing, as it approaches the refueling boom of a USAF KC-135 Stratotanker aircraft from the 96th Air Refueling Squadron, while patrolling the no fly zone over Southern Iraq, in support of Operation SOUTHERN WATCH

Light enhanced, fisheye lens view, showing a US Air Force (USAF) F-15 ...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Subject Operation/Series: SOUTHERN WATCH Base: Prince Sultan Air Base Country: Saudi Arabia (SAU) Scene Major Command Shown: ACC Scene Camera Operator... More

Technical Sergeant (TSGT) Randolph Mitte, USAF, Naval Air Station Joint Reserve Base (NAS JRB) Fort Worth, Texas, closes the Air Eliminator valve on an MH-2 hydrant hose cart during a KC-135 Stratotanker refuel operation

Technical Sergeant (TSGT) Randolph Mitte, USAF, Naval Air Station Join...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Subject Operation/Series: ENDURING FREEDOM/NORTHERN WATCH Base: Moron Air Base State: Sevilla Country: Spain (ESP) Scene Major Command Shown: USAFE S... More

A High angle view showing various US Air Force (USAF) aircraft parked on the tarmac at Sheppard Air Force Base (AFB) Texas (TX). The aircraft are used for training future crew chiefs, which is a large part of the mission at Sheppard AFB. Pictured are USAF C-141 Starlifter aircraft; KC-135 Stratotanker aircraft; EC-135 Looking Glass aircraft; C-130 Hercules aircraft; A-10 Thunderbolt II aircraft, F-111 Aardvark aircraft; F-15 Eagle aircraft; and a F-16 Fighting Falcon aircraft

A High angle view showing various US Air Force (USAF) aircraft parked ...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Base: Sheppard Air Force Base State: Texas (TX) Country: United States Of America (USA) Scene Camera Operator: Sandy Wassenmiller, CIV Release Status:... More

US Air Force (USAF) F-15E Strike Eagle aircraft assigned to the 492nd Expeditionary Fighter Squadron (EFS), Royal Air Force (RAF), Lakenheath, United Kingdom (UK), refuels from a an Ohio (OH), Air National Guard (ANG) KC-135 Stratotanker aircraft, during a mission flown in support of Operation NORTHERN WATCH

US Air Force (USAF) F-15E Strike Eagle aircraft assigned to the 492nd ...

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

With the sun on the horizon, US Air Force (USAF) KC-135 Stratotanker aircraft assigned to the 321st Expeditionary Air Refueling Squadron (ARS), sit on an apron at a forward-deployed location in support of Operation ENDURING FREEDOM

With the sun on the horizon, US Air Force (USAF) KC-135 Stratotanker a...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Subject Operation/Series: ENDURING FREEDOM Country: Unknown Scene Camera Operator: SSGT Tony R. Tolly, USAF Release Status: Released to Public Combined... More

A US Air Force (USAF) KC-135 Stratotanker aircraft touches down at Royal Air Force (RAF) Fairford, England (ENG), safely after performing a local mission refueling fighter aircraft

A US Air Force (USAF) KC-135 Stratotanker aircraft touches down at Roy...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Base: RAF Fairford Country: England / Great Britain (ENG) Scene Major Command Shown: USAFE Scene Camera Operator: SRA Meghan Geis, USAF Release Status... More

An unidentified US Air Force (USAF) B-52H Stratofortress aircraft Co-pilot, assigned to the 40th Expeditionary Bomb Squadron (EBS), man's his position in the cockpit as he maneuvers the aircraft into position to conduct aerial refueling with a KC-135 Stratotanker aircraft, during Operation IRAQI FREEDOM

An unidentified US Air Force (USAF) B-52H Stratofortress aircraft Co-p...

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

A US Air Force (USAF) C-5 Galaxy cargo aircraft approaches a KC-135 Stratotanker in-flight refueling aircraft for fuel in support of Operation IRAQI FREEDOM

A US Air Force (USAF) C-5 Galaxy cargo aircraft approaches a KC-135 St...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Subject Operation/Series: IRAQI FREEDOM Country: Unknown Scene Camera Operator: MSGT Robert R. Hargreaves, USAF Release Status: Released to Public Comb... More

A newly arrived US Air Force (USAF) B-1B Lancer bomber is ready for a mission as a KC-135 Stratotanker takes off in support of Operation IRAQI FREEDOM, at a forward operating location

A newly arrived US Air Force (USAF) B-1B Lancer bomber is ready for a ...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Subject Operation/Series: IRAQI FREEDOM Country: Unknown Scene Major Command Shown: PACAF Scene Camera Operator: SSGT Jocelyn Rich, USAF Release Statu... More

Left to right, prior to a Mayor's Orientation Flight aboard a US Air Force (USAF) KC-135 Stratotanker aircraft, are his honors the Mayor Jeff Miller of Canal Winchester, Mr. Robert Wood, President of Shawnee Hills Council, Mayor Ralph Coon of the Village of Lockbourne, CHIEF of Police Harold Gray of Circleville, Mr. Lindy Jackson, City Manager from Lancaster, Ms. Heidi Riggs, President of the Pickerington City Council, Mayor Harvey Minton of Worthington, Mr. Mike Stevens the Economic Development Director for the City of Dublin, Mr. Paul Parrish, Council President of Valley View, Lieutenant Colonel (LCOL) Kathy Lowrey, Executive Officer and Community Affairs Manager for the 121st Air...

Left to right, prior to a Mayor's Orientation Flight aboard a US Air F...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: [Complete] Scene Caption: Left to right, prior to a Mayor's Orientation Flight aboard a US Air Force (USAF) KC-135 Stratotanker aircraft, are his honors t... More

A US Air Force (USAF) KC-135 Stratotanker aircraft from the 100th Air Refueling Wing (ARW), lands at Royal Air Force (RAF) Fairford, England (ENG), for a temporary stay.The stay will end once their home runway at RAF Mildenhall is reconstructed

A US Air Force (USAF) KC-135 Stratotanker aircraft from the 100th Air ...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Base: RAF Fairford State: Gloucestershire Country: England / Great Britain (ENG) Scene Major Command Shown: USAFE Scene Camera Operator: SSGT Jeanette... More

US Air Force (USAF) Captain (CPT) Carmilla Tatel, a KC-135 Stratotanker aircraft Pilot assigned to the 351st Air Refueling Squadron (ARS), Royal Air Force (RAF) Mildenhall, United Kingdom, sets the manual pressure control knob located on the over head panel during the interior inspections her aircraft prior to take off

US Air Force (USAF) Captain (CPT) Carmilla Tatel, a KC-135 Stratotanke...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Base: RAF Fairford State: Gloucestershire Country: United Kingdom (GBR) Scene Camera Operator: SSGT Jeanette Copeland, USAF Release Status: Released t... More

Appearing supersonic a US Air Force (USAF) KC-135 Stratotanker air-to-air refueling aircraft from the Wisconsin Air National Guard (WIANG) creates water vapor over its wings during a foggy morning take off from Eielson Air Force Base (AFB), Alaska (AK), in support of Exercise Northern Edge 04

Appearing supersonic a US Air Force (USAF) KC-135 Stratotanker air-to-...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Base: Eielson Air Force Base State: Alaska (AK) Country: United States Of America (USA) Scene Major Command Shown: PACAF Scene Camera Operator: SRA Jo... More

A US Air Force (USAF) B-2 Spirit stealth bomber taxis onto the flightline at Anderson Air Force Base (AFB), Guam (GU), in support of exercise Coronet Bugle 49. The B-2 is deployed to Anderson from Whiteman AFB, Missouri (MO). Close behind is a KC-135 Stratotanker refueling aircraft

A US Air Force (USAF) B-2 Spirit stealth bomber taxis onto the flightl...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Base: Andersen Air Base State: Guam (GU) Country: United States Of America (USA) Scene Major Command Shown: ACC Scene Camera Operator: SSGT Tia Schroe... More

An overhead aerial view of a US Air Force (USAF) F-16C Fighting Falcon, 332nd Air Expeditionary Wing (AEW), Balad Air Base (AB), Salah Ad Din Province, Iraq (IRQ), moving into position to conduct an in air refueling.  The flying boom of the USAF KC-135 Stratotanker, 92nd Air Refeuling Wing (ARW), Fairchild Air Force Base (AFB), Washington (WA), can be viewed directly above and left of the Falcon

An overhead aerial view of a US Air Force (USAF) F-16C Fighting Falcon...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Base: Balad Air Base Country: Iraq (IRQ) Scene Camera Operator: TSGT Scott Reed, USAF Release Status: Released to Public Combined Military Service Digi... More

Members of the 116th Air Refueling Squadron, Washington Air National Guard, based at Fairchild Air Force Base, Wash., relax under the shade of a KC-135 Stratotanker aircraft during their deployment at Andersen AFB, Guam, on Nov. 23, 2004. (USAF PHOTO by STAFF SGT. Bennie J. Davis III) (Released)

Members of the 116th Air Refueling Squadron, Washington Air National G...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Base: Andersen Air Force Base State: Guam (GU) Country: United States Of America (USA) Scene Camera Operator: SSGT Bennie Davis III, USAF Release Stat... More

U.S. Air Force co-pilots fly a KC-135 Stratotanker

U.S. Air Force co-pilots fly a KC-135 Stratotanker

U.S. Air Force co-pilots fly a KC-135 Stratotanker to refuel other aircraft over Texas, Aug. 31, 2016.This was the 60th anniversary flight of the KC-135 that has provided long-range aerial refueling support for... More

First Assignment Instructor Pilots assigned to the

First Assignment Instructor Pilots assigned to the

First Assignment Instructor Pilots assigned to the 48th Flight Training Squadron, wait to board a KC-135 Stratotanker April 2, 2017, at McConnell Air Force Base, Kan. During their visit here, the FAIPs talked w... More

A U.S. Air Force KC-135 Stratotanker with the 340th

A U.S. Air Force KC-135 Stratotanker with the 340th

A U.S. Air Force KC-135 Stratotanker with the 340th Expeditionary Air Refueling Squadron takes off in support of Operation Inherent Resolve at Al Udeid Air Base, Qatar, July 18, 2017. The KC-135 Stratotanker pr... 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 28th Expeditionary Air Refueling Squadron conducts a walk-around inspection of the aircraft on Al Udeid Air Base, Qatar, Oct. 5, 2018. Pilots perform t... More

Team Fairchild’s all-women flight aircrew pose for

Team Fairchild’s all-women flight aircrew pose for

Team Fairchild’s all-women flight aircrew pose for a photo in honor of Women’s History Month at Fairchild Air Force Base, Washington, Mar. 8, 2019. The flight commemorated Raymonde de Laroche, a pioneer in avia... More

A KC-135 Stratotanker aircraft assigned to the 6th

A KC-135 Stratotanker aircraft assigned to the 6th

A KC-135 Stratotanker aircraft assigned to the 6th Air Mobility Wing touches down at MacDill Air Force Base, Fla., Sept. 4, 2019. This KC-135 was one of the first aircraft to return from a precautionary evacuat... More

Senior Master Sgt. James Zaelit, Utah Air National

Senior Master Sgt. James Zaelit, Utah Air National

Senior Master Sgt. James Zaelit, Utah Air National Guard 151st Air Refueling Wing boom operator, watches as (left to right) Capt. Shawn Barrett and Capt. David Geerdes, 151st ARW pilots, have a lively discussio... More

Maj. Eric Kut, 3rd Airlift Squadron assistant director

Maj. Eric Kut, 3rd Airlift Squadron assistant director

Maj. Eric Kut, 3rd Airlift Squadron assistant director of operations, lines up and prepares the C-17 Globemaster III in preparation for aerial refueling with a KC-135 Stratotanker from the 127th Air Refueling G... More

Airmen of the 191st Aircraft Maintenance Squadron begin

Airmen of the 191st Aircraft Maintenance Squadron begin

Airmen of the 191st Aircraft Maintenance Squadron begin their day by towing a KC-135 Stratotanker out of a hangar at Selfridge Air National Guard Base, Mich., in the pre-dawn hours of Dec. 19, 2014. Each aircra... More

Tech. Sgt. Michael Gilman refuels a KC-135R Stratotanker

Tech. Sgt. Michael Gilman refuels a KC-135R Stratotanker

Tech. Sgt. Michael Gilman refuels a KC-135R Stratotanker from the 168th Wing, Alaska Air National Guard, Eielson Air Force Base, Alaska, in preparation to ferry two new F-35A Lightning II fighter aircraft from ... More

U.S. Air Force KC-135 Stratotanker aircraft assigned

U.S. Air Force KC-135 Stratotanker aircraft assigned

U.S. Air Force KC-135 Stratotanker aircraft assigned to the 100th Air Refueling Wing from Royal Air Force Mildenhall, England sit on the flightline at Moron Air Base, Spain, Nov. 22 2020. The 100th ARW is the o... More

An U.S. Air Force KC-135 Stratotanker from the 340th

An U.S. Air Force KC-135 Stratotanker from the 340th

An U.S. Air Force KC-135 Stratotanker from the 340th Expeditionary Air Refueling Squadron prepares to make contact with a KC-10 Extender over Southwest Asia in support of Operation Inherent Resolve, Dec. 9, 201... More

An E-3 Sentry (AWACS) approaches the refueling boom

An E-3 Sentry (AWACS) approaches the refueling boom

An E-3 Sentry (AWACS) approaches the refueling boom from during a mission over Iraq on May 31, 2016. Airmen from the 340th EARS refueled a E-3 Sentry over Iraq, in support of Combined Joint Task Force-Operation... More

Aircraft maintainers from the Iowa Air National Guard’s

Aircraft maintainers from the Iowa Air National Guard’s

Aircraft maintainers from the Iowa Air National Guard’s 185th Air Refueling Wing in Sioux City, Iowa move a U.S. Air Force KC-135 Stratotanker on the flight line amid early morning sub zero temperatures on Febr... More

A U.S. Air Force F-22 Raptor multi-role fighter aircraft

A U.S. Air Force F-22 Raptor multi-role fighter aircraft

A U.S. Air Force F-22 Raptor multi-role fighter aircraft assigned to the 525th Fighter Squadron out of Joint Base Elmendorf-Richardson, Alaska, receives fuel from a KC-135 Stratotanker refueling aircraft assign... More

Altus Air Force Base, Oklahoma, hosted the first 97th

Altus Air Force Base, Oklahoma, hosted the first 97th

Altus Air Force Base, Oklahoma, hosted the first 97th Air Mobility Wing First Annual Flying Rodeo, September 24 and 25 202. Throughout the rodeo, aircrew from the C-17 Globemaster III, KC-135 Stratotanker and t... More

A KC-135 Stratotanker of the 909th Air Refueling Squadron

A KC-135 Stratotanker of the 909th Air Refueling Squadron

A KC-135 Stratotanker of the 909th Air Refueling Squadron from Kadena Air Base, Japan, refuels an F-16 Fighting Falcon during a training mission off the coast of the Republic of Korea, Dec. 28, 2011. As part of... More

A B-1B Lancer assigned to Ellsworth Air Force Base,

A B-1B Lancer assigned to Ellsworth Air Force Base,

A B-1B Lancer assigned to Ellsworth Air Force Base, S.D., trails behind a KC-135 Stratotanker during an aerial refueling training mission Sept. 23, 2014. The B-1B can is the backbone of America's long-range bom... More

A U.S. Navy F/A-18F Super Hornet departs after receiving

A U.S. Navy F/A-18F Super Hornet departs after receiving

A U.S. Navy F/A-18F Super Hornet departs after receiving 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/... More

Col. Albert Miller, 22nd Air Refueling Wing commander,

Col. Albert Miller, 22nd Air Refueling Wing commander,

Col. Albert Miller, 22nd Air Refueling Wing commander, operates a control panel after landing a KC-135 Stratotanker, June 30, 2017, at McConnell Air Force Base, Kan. Miller was greeted and hosed down with water... More

Nearly 200 eighth grade students and teachers from

Nearly 200 eighth grade students and teachers from

Nearly 200 eighth grade students and teachers from American School of Doha tour a KC-135 Stratotanker at Al Udeid Air Base, Qatar, Feb. 22, 2018. The students had the opportunity to learn about some of the capa... More

A U.S. Air Force F-22 Raptor, 199th Fighter Squadron,

A U.S. Air Force F-22 Raptor, 199th Fighter Squadron,

A U.S. Air Force F-22 Raptor, 199th Fighter Squadron, Hawaii Air National Guard, takes off during a Sentry Aloha exercise March 13, 2014, at Joint Base Pearl Harbor-Hickam, Hawaii. Sentry Aloha is an aerial com... More

A U.S. Air Force F-16 Fighting Falcon aircraft assigned

A U.S. Air Force F-16 Fighting Falcon aircraft assigned

A U.S. Air Force F-16 Fighting Falcon aircraft assigned to the 79th Expeditionary Fighter Squadron maneuvers into place for an aerial refueling from a KC-135 Stratotanker aircraft assigned to the 340th Expediti... More

Swedish Armed Forces Gripens fly in formation during

Swedish Armed Forces Gripens fly in formation during

Swedish Armed Forces Gripens fly in formation during a Bomber Task Force Europe mission over Sweden, May 20, 2020. Training with our NATO allies and theater partner nations contributes to enhanced resiliency an... More

A U.S. Air Force KC-135 Stratotanker assigned to the

A U.S. Air Force KC-135 Stratotanker assigned to the

A U.S. Air Force KC-135 Stratotanker assigned to the 185th Air Refueling Squadron refuels an MC-130J Combat Talon assigned to the 58th Special Operations Wing during a final training mission of the 185 ARS June... More

An A-10 Thunderbolt II aircraft with the 122nd Fighter

An A-10 Thunderbolt II aircraft with the 122nd Fighter

An A-10 Thunderbolt II aircraft with the 122nd Fighter Wing (FW), Fort Wayne Air National Guard Station, Ind., banks right after receiving fuel from a KC-135 Stratotanker with the 914th Air Refueling Wing (ARW)... More

Two Iraqi Air Force F-16 Fighting Falcons fly alongside

Two Iraqi Air Force F-16 Fighting Falcons fly alongside

Two Iraqi Air Force F-16 Fighting Falcons fly alongside a U.S. Air Force KC-135 Stratotanker assigned to the 28th Expeditionary Air Refueling Squadron out of Al Udeid Air Base, Qatar, above an undisclosed locat... More

A U.S. Air Force KC-135 Stratotanker aircrew, assigned

A U.S. Air Force KC-135 Stratotanker aircrew, assigned

A U.S. Air Force KC-135 Stratotanker aircrew, assigned with the Alaska Air National Guard’s 168th Air Refueling Squadron, Eielson Air Force Base, Alaska, conduct an aerial refueling mission during RED FLAG-Alas... More

A U.S. Air Force C-17 Globemaster approaches the flying

A U.S. Air Force C-17 Globemaster approaches the flying

A U.S. Air Force C-17 Globemaster approaches the flying boom of the KC-135 Stratotanker in order to be refueled, September 21, 2020. C-17’s commonly perform tactical and strategic airlift missions, transporting... More

A U.S. Air Force F-22 Raptor out of Al Udeid Air Base,

A U.S. Air Force F-22 Raptor out of Al Udeid Air Base,

A U.S. Air Force F-22 Raptor out of Al Udeid Air Base, Qatar, flies alongside a KC-135 Stratotanker during an aerial refueling mission above an undisclosed location, Aug. 1, 2019. The F-22 Raptor, from the 1st ... More

A U.S. Air Force F-15E Strike Eagle descends off the

A U.S. Air Force F-15E Strike Eagle descends off the

A U.S. Air Force F-15E Strike Eagle descends off the refueling boom after receiving fuel from a KC-135 Stratotanker over Southwest Asia, Sept. 12, 2020. The F-15E Strike Eagle is a dual-role fighter designed to... More

The Air Force Thunderbirds aerial demonstration team

The Air Force Thunderbirds aerial demonstration team

The Air Force Thunderbirds aerial demonstration team flies in formation during SkyFest 2014 at Fairchild Air Force Base, Wash., May 31, 2014. The Thunderbirds have flown the F-16 Fighting Falcon since August 19... More

A U.S. Air Force F-15 Eagle departs from a KC-135

A U.S. Air Force F-15 Eagle departs from a KC-135

A U.S. Air Force F-15 Eagle departs from a KC-135 Stratotanker assigned to the 340th Expeditionary Air Refueling Squadron during a refueling mission above Iraq March 16, 2018. The 340th EARS is assigned to the ... More

A KC-135 Stratotanker assigned to the 100th Air Refueling

A KC-135 Stratotanker assigned to the 100th Air Refueling

A KC-135 Stratotanker assigned to the 100th Air Refueling Wing, refuels an F-16 Fighting Falcon from the 31st Fighter Wing over the Black Sea, July 22, 2020. The KC-135 and F-16 enabled operations in the Black ... More

A Hawaii Air National Guard F-22 Raptor from the 199th

A Hawaii Air National Guard F-22 Raptor from the 199th

A Hawaii Air National Guard F-22 Raptor from the 199th Fighter Squadron, Joint Base Pearl Harbor-Hickam, Hawaii, returns to the training mission after taking on fuel from a 96th Air Refueling Squadron KC-135 St... More

A U.S. Air Force F-16 Fighting Falcon from the 79th

A U.S. Air Force F-16 Fighting Falcon from the 79th

A U.S. Air Force F-16 Fighting Falcon from the 79th Fighter Squadron at Shaw Air Force Base, S.C., receives fuel from a KC-135 Stratotanker assigned to the 340th Expeditionary Air Refueling Squadron, over Afgha... 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-16 Fighting Falcon fighter pilot

A U.S. Air Force F-16 Fighting Falcon fighter pilot

A U.S. Air Force F-16 Fighting Falcon fighter pilot assigned to the South Carolina Air National Guard's 169th Fighter Wing, receives fuel from a U.S. Air Force KC-135 Stratotanker assigned to the 134th Air Refu... More

A U.S. Navy EA-18G Growler approaches a U.S. Air Force

A U.S. Navy EA-18G Growler approaches a U.S. Air Force

A U.S. Navy EA-18G Growler approaches a U.S. Air Force KC-135 Stratotanker assigned to the 28th Expeditionary Air Refueling Squadron to receive fuel over Afghanistan, Jan. 23, 2020. The EA-18G has the capabilit... More

A U.S. Air Force F-22 Raptor receives fuel from a KC-135

A U.S. Air Force F-22 Raptor receives fuel from a KC-135

A U.S. Air Force F-22 Raptor receives fuel from a KC-135 Stratotanker assigned to the 447th Air Expeditionary Group during a refueling mission over Syria, Dec. 1, 2017. The F-22 Raptor with a combination of sen... More

A KC-135 Stratotanker, C-141B Starlifter and C-5A Galaxy aircraft parked on the flight line

A KC-135 Stratotanker, C-141B Starlifter and C-5A Galaxy aircraft park...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Base: Hickam Air Force Base State: Hawaii (HI) Country: United States Of America (USA) Scene Camera Operator: Sra Nicholas C. Guerrier Release Status:... More

An overhead front view of an A-10 Thunderbolt II aircraft in flight during an engine icing test. The photograph was taken from the boom section of a KC-135 Stratotanker aircraft

An overhead front view of an A-10 Thunderbolt II aircraft in flight du...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Base: Edwards Air Force Base State: California (CA) Country: United States Of America (USA) Scene Camera Operator: Unknown Release Status: Released to... More

An air-to-air left side view of a KC-135 Stratotanker aircraft refueling an F-16A Fighting Falcon aircraft as another F-16 waits its turn. The F-16s are from the 35th Tactical Fighter Wing and are being deployed to Kunsan Air Base, Korea

An air-to-air left side view of a KC-135 Stratotanker aircraft refueli...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Country: Pacific Ocean (POC) Scene Camera Operator: General Dynamics Corp. Release Status: Released to Public Combined Military Service Digital Photographic Files

AN air-to-air right side view of an F-106 Delta Dart aircraft being refueled from a KC-135 Stratotanker aircraft during a training mission. The aircraft are from the 5th Fighter Interceptor Squadron

AN air-to-air right side view of an F-106 Delta Dart aircraft being re...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Base: Minot Air Force Base State: North Dakota (ND) Country: United States Of America (USA) Scene Camera Operator: SSGT Bill Thompson Release Status: ... More

Right side air-to-air view of a KC-135 Stratotanker aircraft (front) refueling a C-141 Starlifter aircraft during Exercise OCEAN VENTURE '81

Right side air-to-air view of a KC-135 Stratotanker aircraft (front) r...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Subject Operation/Series: OCEAN VENTURE '81 Base: Nas, Roosevelt Roads State: Puerto Rico (PR) Country: United States Of America (USA) Scene Camera Op... More

A right rear view of a KC-135 Stratotanker aircraft refueling an F-16 Fighting Falcon aircraft as another Falcon waits its turn during exercise COPE ELITE '81. The Falcons are from the 428th Tactical Fighter Squadron, 474th Tactical Fighter Wing, and the Stratotanker, the Air Force Reserve

A right rear view of a KC-135 Stratotanker aircraft refueling an F-16 ...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Subject Operation/Series: COPE ELITE '81 Country: Pacific Ocean (POC) Scene Camera Operator: SSGT Bob Fehringer Release Status: Released to Public Comb... More

A view of a KC-10A Extender aircraft refueling an A-7D Corsair II aircraft in flight. A KC-135 Stratotanker aircraft is visible behind them

A view of a KC-10A Extender aircraft refueling an A-7D Corsair II airc...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Base: Edwards Air Force Base State: California (CA) Country: United States Of America (USA) Scene Camera Operator: Harrison Release Status: Released t... More

A left side view of KC-135 Stratotanker aircraft parked in line on a ramp with base facilities in the background. The aircraft are assigned to the 43rd Strategic Wing, Pacific Task Force

A left side view of KC-135 Stratotanker aircraft parked in line on a r...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Base: Andersen Air Base State: Guam (GU) Country: United States Of America (USA) Scene Camera Operator: TSGT Alex Taningco Release Status: Released to... More

An air-to-air right side view of a B-1 bomber aircraft, left, being refueled by a KC-135 Stratotanker aircraft off the Virginia coast

An air-to-air right side view of a B-1 bomber aircraft, left, being re...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Country: Atlantic Ocean (AOC) Scene Camera Operator: Dennis Plummer Release Status: Released to Public Combined Military Service Digital Photographic Files

An air-to-air right side view of a KC-135 Stratotanker aircraft refueling an F-16 Fighting Falcon aircraft. The F-16 is equipped with AIM-9 Sidewinder missiles and 370-gallon fuel tanks on each wing. Also visible on the right wing is a multiple stores ejection rack

An air-to-air right side view of a KC-135 Stratotanker aircraft refuel...

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

A silhouetted air-to-air left side view of a KC-135 Stratotanker aircraft and an NKC-135A Stratotanker aircraft, right, during an in-flight refueling operation

A silhouetted air-to-air left side view of a KC-135 Stratotanker aircr...

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

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