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U.S. Air Force 1ST LT. Amanda Person (right), 91st Air Refueling Squadron, prepares to give Mrs. Florene Miller Watson (left), one of the first Women Air Forces Service Pilots during WWII, a tour of a KC-135 Stratotanker refueler at MacDill Air Force Base, Fla., on Sept. 17, 2004.(U.S. Air Force PHOTO by AIRMAN 1ST Class Carlye D. LaPointe) (RELEASED)

U.S. Air Force 1ST LT. Amanda Person (right), 91st Air Refueling Squad...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Base: Macdill Air Force Base State: Florida (FL) Country: United States Of America (USA) Scene Camera Operator: A1C Carlye D. La Pointe Release Status... More

Silhouette view of a KC-135 Stratotanker aircraft as the sun sets behind it, during Exercise Jack Frost '76

Silhouette view of a KC-135 Stratotanker aircraft as the sun sets behi...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Subject Operation/Series: JACK FROST '76 Base: Eielson Air Force Base State: Alaska (AK) Country: United States Of America (USA) Scene Camera Operator... More

An air-to-air rear view of a KC-135A Stratotanker aircraft with the Advanced Aerial Refueling Boom extended

An air-to-air rear view of a KC-135A Stratotanker aircraft with the Ad...

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

An air-to-air left side view of an F-4 Phantom II aircraft being refueled by a KC-135A Stratotanker aircraft. The Advanced Aerial Refueling Boom is attached between the two aircraft

An air-to-air left side view of an F-4 Phantom II aircraft being refue...

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

An air-to-air top view of an F-15 Eagle aircraft being refueled by a KC-135A Stratotanker aircraft. The view was taken from the Advanced Aerial Refueling Boom section of the KC-135A

An air-to-air top view of an F-15 Eagle aircraft being refueled by a K...

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

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

The boom operator keeps an eye on the boom of this KC-135 Stratotanker aircraft, from the 93rd Air Refueling Squadron, as a California Air National Guard F-106A Delta Dart aircraft prepares to refuel

The boom operator keeps an eye on the boom of this KC-135 Stratotanker...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Base: Santa Cruz State: California (CA) Country: United States Of America (USA) Scene Camera Operator: SSGT Raymond Downward Release Status: Released ... More

An Air Force Reserve flight crew works in the cockpit of a 452nd Air Refueling Wing KC-135 Stratotanker aircraft during a refueling operation over Altus Air Force Base

An Air Force Reserve flight crew works in the cockpit of a 452nd Air R...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Base: Altus Air Force Base State: Oklahoma (OK) Country: United States Of America (USA) Scene Camera Operator: MSGT R.C. Leach Release Status: Release... 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

A view from the refueling boom control station aboard a 452nd Air Refueling Wing KC-135 Stratotanker as a C-141B Starlifter aircraft approaches to be refuels in flight over Altus Air Force Base. Both aircraft are manned by Air Force Reserve crews

A view from the refueling boom control station aboard a 452nd Air Refu...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Base: Altus Air Force Base State: Oklahoma (OK) Country: United States Of America (USA) Scene Camera Operator: MSGT R.C. Leach Release Status: Release... More

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

MASTER SGT. Patrick Nugent ....A KC-135R Stratotanker aircraft from the 912th Aerial Refueling Squadron prepares to refuel an RC-135 Stratolifter aircraft from the 306th Strategic Wing during a training mission over the North Sea. OFFICIAL U.S. AIR FORCE

MASTER SGT. Patrick Nugent ....A KC-135R Stratotanker aircraft from th...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Country: Unknown 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

A left front view of a KC-135R Stratotanker aircraft retrofitted with the new CFM-56 engine parked on the runway apron

A left front view of a KC-135R Stratotanker aircraft retrofitted with ...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: State: Kansas (KS) Country: United States Of America (USA) Scene Camera Operator: Boeing Company Release Status: Released to Public Combined Military S... More

A KC-135A Stratotanker aircraft refuels two A-7 Corsair IIs and one F-15 Eagle during Operation Midnight Sun

A KC-135A Stratotanker aircraft refuels two A-7 Corsair IIs and one F-...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Subject Operation/Series: MIDNIGHT SUN Country: Unknown Scene Camera Operator: STAFF SGT. Jose L. Hernandez Release Status: Released to Public Combined... 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

A nighttime view of several Strategic Air Command (SAC) aircraft on the flight line during Exercise GLOBAL SHIELD. To the left is a C-135 Stratotanker aircraft, in the center, an E-4 advanced airborne command post aircraft, and to the far right, an EC-135 APOLLO/range instrumentation aircraft (A/RIA)

A nighttime view of several Strategic Air Command (SAC) aircraft on th...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Subject Operation/Series: GLOBAL SHIELD Base: Offutt Air Force Base State: Nebraska (NE) Country: United States Of America (USA) Scene Camera Operator... More

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

STAFF SGT. Marty Weatherford, 19th Air Refueling Wing, works on a KC-135 Stratotanker aircraft engine housing

STAFF SGT. Marty Weatherford, 19th Air Refueling Wing, works on a KC-1...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Base: Warner Robins Air Force Base State: Georgia (GA) Country: United States Of America (USA) Scene Camera Operator: CMSGT. Don Sutherland Release St... More

A KC-10A Stratotanker aircraft lands during Exercise CORAL SEA 85

A KC-10A Stratotanker aircraft lands during Exercise CORAL SEA 85

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Subject Operation/Series: CORAL SEA 85 Base: Raaf Amberly State: Queensland Country: Australia (AUS) Scene Camera Operator: SSGT Marvin D. Lynchard R... More

Boom operator's view of a KC-135R Stratotanker aircraft refueling a 384th Air Refueling Squadron KC-135R Stratotanker aircraft. (SUBSTANDARD IMAGE)

Boom operator's view of a KC-135R Stratotanker aircraft refueling a 38...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Country: Unknown Scene Camera Operator: CMSGT Don Sutherland, 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

An NKC-135 Stratotanker aircraft taxis down the flight line. The aircraft is participating in AMALGAM WARRIOR 88, the largest air defense exercise of the year designed to afford units the opportunity to practice realistic, low-level overland intercept tr

An NKC-135 Stratotanker aircraft taxis down the flight line. The airc...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Subject Operation/Series: AMALGAM WARRIOR 88 Base: Elmendorf Air Force Base State: Alaska (AK) Country: United States Of America (USA) Scene Camera Op... More

An air-to-air right side view of a 28th Bombardment Wing KC-135R Stratotanker aircraft refueling a 4th Airborne Command and Control Squadron EC-135 Stratolifter aircraft

An air-to-air right side view of a 28th Bombardment Wing KC-135R Strat...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: State: South Dakota (SD) Country: United States Of America (USA) Scene Camera Operator: TSGT. Michael J. Haggerty Release Status: Released to Public Co... More

A view of the nose of the KC-135R Stratotanker aircraft"Cherokee Rose"showing the artwork illustrating its name. The aircraft was taken by four different air crews on a series of record-setting"time-to-climb"flights

A view of the nose of the KC-135R Stratotanker aircraft"Cherokee Rose"...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Base: Robins Air Force Base State: Georgia (GA) Country: United States Of America (USA) Scene Camera Operator: TSGT Hans Deffner Release Status: Relea... 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

An air-to-air left side view of a 495th Tactical Fighter Squadron F-111F aircraft refueling from a KC-135E Stratotanker aircraft of the 128th Air Refueling Group, Wisconsin Air National Guard, during OPEN GATE '89. Open Gate is a Joint Chiefs of STAFF/NATO Exercise designed to simulate air and sea power tactics required to keep the Straits of Gibraltar open during a crisis

An air-to-air left side view of a 495th Tactical Fighter Squadron F-11...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Subject Operation/Series: OPEN GATE '89 Country: Unknown Scene Camera Operator: SSGT David S. Nolan Release Status: Released to Public Combined Militar... More

A crash crewman uses a handline from a P-2R aircraft firefighting and rescue truck to spray a foam/water agent on an Alaska Air National Guard KC-135E Stratotanker aircraft that exploded and burned while taxiing to a parking area. Two of the aircraft's seven crewmen were killed; the others sustained only minor injuries

A crash crewman uses a handline from a P-2R aircraft firefighting and ...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Base: Eielson Air Force Base State: Alaska (AK) Country: United States Of America (USA) Scene Camera Operator: STAFF SGT. Michael Z. Moore Release Sta... More

Two airmen help a firefighter to his feet after the man assisted in extinguishing the blaze aboard an Alaska Air National Guard KC-135E Stratotanker aircraft, background, that exploded and burned while taxiing to a parking area. Two of the aircraft's seven crewmen were killed; the others sustained only minor injuries

Two airmen help a firefighter to his feet after the man assisted in ex...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Base: Eielson Air Force Base State: Alaska (AK) Country: United States Of America (USA) Scene Camera Operator: SSGT Michael Z. Moore Release Status: R... More

AIRMAN 1ST Class Anthony T. Swin repairs the refueling drogue of a KC-135R Stratotanker aircraft. The plane supplies fuel to combat aircraft during Operation Desert Shield

AIRMAN 1ST Class Anthony T. Swin repairs the refueling drogue of a KC-...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Subject Operation/Series: DESERT SHIELD Country: Saudi Arabia(SAU) Scene Camera Operator: CHIEF MASTER SGT. Don Sutherland Release Status: Released to ... More

An NKC-135A Stratotanker aircraft gains altitude after departing from Hickam Field during RimPac '90

An NKC-135A Stratotanker aircraft gains altitude after departing from ...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Subject Operation/Series: RIMPAC '90 State: Hawaii(HI) Country: United States Of America (USA) Scene Camera Operator: OS2 John Bouvia Release Status: ... More

A right front view of an Air Force KC-135R Stratotanker aircraft on display on the flight line at a Department of Defense Joint Services Open House

A right front view of an Air Force KC-135R Stratotanker aircraft on di...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Base: Andrews Air Force Base State: Maryland (MD) Country: United States Of America (USA) Scene Camera Operator: Don S. Montgomery, USN (Ret.) Release... 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

A detachment from the 55th Security Police Squadron gathers for a group photograph in front of a KC-135E Stratotanker aircraft prior to a flight to Saudi Arabia, where they will support Operation Desert Shield

A detachment from the 55th Security Police Squadron gathers for a grou...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Subject Operation/Series: DESERT SHIELD Base: Offutt Air Force Base State: Nebraska (NE) Country: United States Of America (USA) Scene Camera Operator... More

TECH. SGT. Anthony Bender crouches in the open cargo door of a KC-135A Stratotanker aircraft to direct STAFF SGT. Ronnie Cameron as he uses a forklift to load a cabinet aboard the aircraft. The aircraft will be carrying its cargo to the Persian Gulf region in support of Operation Desert Shield

TECH. SGT. Anthony Bender crouches in the open cargo door of a KC-135A...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Subject Operation/Series: DESERT SHIELD Base: Eaker Air Force Base State: Arkansas (AR) Country: United States Of America (USA) Scene Camera Operator:... More

The pilot of a KC-135 Stratotanker aircraft consults a chart while on a refueling flight during Operation Desert Shield

The pilot of a KC-135 Stratotanker aircraft consults a chart while on ...

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

Ground crews service several KC-135R Stratotanker aircraft parked on the flight line during Operation Desert Shield

Ground crews service several KC-135R Stratotanker aircraft parked on t...

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

The pilot of a KC-135 Stratotanker aircraft monitors equipment in the cockpit as he prepares his plane for refueling of an F-15 Eagle aircraft during Operation Desert Shield

The pilot of a KC-135 Stratotanker aircraft monitors equipment in the ...

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

A view of nose art on a KC-135A Stratotanker aircraft deployed to Saudi Arabid during Operation Desert Shield

A view of nose art on a KC-135A Stratotanker aircraft deployed to Saud...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Subject Operation/Series: DESERT SHIELD Country: Saudi Arabia (SAU) Scene Camera Operator: Unknown Release Status: Released to Public Combined Military... 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

A KC-10A Extender aircraft moves under the refueling probe of a 128th Air Refueling Group (128th AREFG) KC-135E Stratotanker aircraft during Operation Desert Shield. The 128th AREFG is part of the Wisconsin Air National Guard

A KC-10A Extender aircraft moves under the refueling probe of a 128th ...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Subject Operation/Series: DESERT SHIELD Country: Unknown Scene Camera Operator: CAPT. Berney Welch Release Status: Released to Public Combined Military... More

A Fighter Squadron 14 (VF-14) F-14A Tomcat aircraft breaks away after refueling from a KC-135 Stratotanker aircraft over the Red Sea during Operation Desert Storm. The Tomcat is armed with AIM-9 Sidewinder missiles on the outer pylons and AIM-7 Sparrow missiles on the fuselage pylons

A Fighter Squadron 14 (VF-14) F-14A Tomcat aircraft breaks away after ...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Subject Operation/Series: DESERT STORM Country: Unknown Scene Camera Operator: PH3 Chester Falkenheimer Release Status: Released to Public Combined Mil... 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 Fighter Squadron 84 (VF-84) F-14A Tomcat aircraft conducts an aerial refueling with an Air Force KC-135E Stratotanker aircraft over southeastern Turkey. The aircraft are operating in support of Operation Provide Comfort, a multinational effort to aid Kurdish refugees in southern Turkey and northern Iraq.

A Fighter Squadron 84 (VF-84) F-14A Tomcat aircraft conducts an aerial...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Subject Operation/Series: PROVIDE COMFORT Country: Turkey(TUR) Scene Camera Operator: LT. Gerald B. Parsons Release Status: Released to Public Combined... More

A Fighter Squadron 84 (VF-84) F-14A Tomcat aircraft, foreground, and a Fighter Squadron 41 (VF-41) Tomcat, center, stand by as a second VF-84 Tomcat receives fuel from an Air Force KC-135R Stratotanker aircraft during Operation Provide Comfort, a multinational effort to aid Kurdish refugees in southern Turkey and northern Iraq.

A Fighter Squadron 84 (VF-84) F-14A Tomcat aircraft, foreground, and a...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Subject Operation/Series: PROVIDE COMFORT Country: Turkey(TUR) Scene Camera Operator: LT Gerald B. Parsons Release Status: Released to Public Combined ... More

From top to bottom, a U.S. Air Force KC-135R Stratotanker refueling a KA-6D Intruder tanker from Attack Squadron 34 (VA-34), an A-6E Intruder attack aircraft, an F/A-18C Hornet from Strike Fighter Squadron 136 (VFA-136), and an EA-6B Prowler from Tactical Electronic Warfare Squadron 140 (VAQ-140) during flight operations off the nuclear-powered USS DWIGHT D. EISENHOWER (CVN-69) in the Persian Gulf

From top to bottom, a U.S. Air Force KC-135R Stratotanker refueling a ...

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

A Strike Fighter Squadron 147 (VFA-147) F/A-18C Hornet aircraft refuels from a KC-135R Stratotanker aircraft during Operation Southern Watch, a multinational effort establishing a no-fly zone for Iraqi aircraft south of the 32nd parallel in Iraq. Standing by is an F-14A Tomcat aircraft of Fighter Squadron 24 (VF-24). The squadrons are embarked aboard the nuclear-powered aircraft carrier USS NIMITZ (CVN-68)

A Strike Fighter Squadron 147 (VFA-147) F/A-18C Hornet aircraft refuel...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Subject Operation/Series: SOUTHERN WATCH Country: Southwest Asia Scene Camera Operator: CMDR. T.B. Surbridge Release Status: Released to Public Combine... More

SENIOR AIRMAN Jason D. Patton (not pictured), a KC-135R Stratotanker boom operator from the 380th Air Refueling Wing (ARW), 310th Air Refueling Squadron (AREFS), Plattsburgh AFB, NY, refuels a C-5 aircraft, from the 22nd Airlift Squadron (ALS), Travis AFB, CA, as it heads to Cairo West (a U.S. staging base in Egypt) during Operation Restore Hope II. The primary mission of the 380th ARW (Deployed) is to provide air refueling support over the Atlantic to in-bound (going into Mogadishu, Somalia) and homeward-bound C-5 aircraft, which are ferrying supplies, troops and equipment. A total of 332 personnel and 12 KC-135R Stratotankers (from Plattsburgh, Griffiss AFB, NY, and Loring AFB, Maine) ...

SENIOR AIRMAN Jason D. Patton (not pictured), a KC-135R Stratotanker b...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: [Complete] Scene Caption: Senior Airman Jason D. Patton (not pictured), a KC-135R Stratotanker boom operator from the 380th Air Refueling Wing (ARW), 310... 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

An aerial view at McGuire Air Force Base (AFB) New Jersey (NJ) showing US Air Force (USAF) KC-135 Stratotanker aircraft and USAF KC-10A Extender aircraft spotted on the flight pads

An aerial view at McGuire Air Force Base (AFB) New Jersey (NJ) showing...

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: Ken Mann, CIV Release Status: Relea... 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 German Air Force F-4F Phantom aircraft approaches the refueling boom of a US Air Force (USAF) KC-135R Stratotanker aircraft assigned to the 351st Air Refueling Squadron (ARS), 100th Air Fueling Wing (ARW), during a refueling mission near Royal Air Force (RAF) Mildenhall, United Kingdom (GRB)

A German Air Force F-4F Phantom aircraft approaches the refueling boom...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Base: RAF Mildenhall Country: Great Britain / England (GBR) Scene Camera Operator: TSGT Brad Fallin Release Status: Released to Public Combined Militar... More

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

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

An unidentified US Air Force (USAF) KC-135 Stratotanker aircraft Aircraft Commander (pilot) and Rodeo 98 Team member waves after arriving at McChord Air Force Base (AFB), Washington (WA), to participate in the week-long USAF Air Mobility Command (AMC) sponsored Rodeo 98 airlift competition

An unidentified US Air Force (USAF) KC-135 Stratotanker aircraft Aircr...

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) 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

An employee from All American Salvage, a civilian contractor from Monroeville, Pennsylvania, uses a heavy crane power cutter to sever the tail and fuselage section of a USAF EC-135 Stratotanker aircraft assigned to the 55th Wing at Offutt Air Force Base, Nebraska during salvage operations. The aircraft is being scrapped for salvage after sitting on the ramp at Pope Air Force Base, North Carolina for nearly one year. All American was contracted to salvage the aircraft, which was damaged in a landing accident on September 02, 1997

An employee from All American Salvage, a civilian contractor from Monr...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Base: Pope Air Force Base State: North Carolina (NC) Country: United States Of America (USA) Scene Camera Operator: Dave Davenport, Civilian 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

U.S. Air Force Crew CHIEF, AIRMAN First Class Doug Downing, adds oil to an engine of a KC-135 Stratotanker at Moron Air Base, Spain, on March 21st, 1999. A1C Downing is assigned to the 319th (AGS) Aircraft Generation Squadron is deployed to Moron AB, Spain, in support of Joint Task Force Noble Anvil. This image was shot through the Starlight Night Vision Lens System

U.S. Air Force Crew CHIEF, AIRMAN First Class Doug Downing, adds oil t...

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 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

A1C Robert Griffith of the 100th Supply Squadron at RAF Mildenhall United Kingdom, monitors fuel flow from a tank truck into a KC-135R Stratotanker (not shown) on March 29, 1999. The Mildenhall tankers are flying missions around the clock in support of NATO aircraft involved in NATO Operation Allied Force

A1C Robert Griffith of the 100th Supply Squadron at RAF Mildenhall Uni...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Subject Operation/Series: ALLIED FORCE Base: Raf Mildenhall Country: Great Britain / England (GBR) Scene Camera Operator: SRA Carly Burke Release Stat... More

A Turkish Air Force F-16C "Falcon" armed with AIM-120C Advanced Medium Range Air-to-Air Missiles on the wing tips and AIM-9 "Sidewinders" under the wings turns with a 100th Air Expeditionary Wing KC-135R "Stratotanker" (not shown) out of RAF Mildenhall, United Kingdom. The Turkish F-16Cs are flying Combat Air Patrol missions to maintain air superiority and protect aircraft in NATO Operation Allied Force

A Turkish Air Force F-16C "Falcon" armed with AIM-120C Advanced Medium...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Subject Operation/Series: ALLIED FORCE Base: Raf Mildenhall Country: Great Britain / England (GBR) Scene Camera Operator: TSGT Brad Fallin Release Sta... 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

AIRMAN First Class David Maldonado, a Crew CHIEF with the 909th Refueling Squadron, checks the oil in an Auxiliary Power Unit (APU) generator before refueling a KC-135R Stratotanker

AIRMAN First Class David Maldonado, a Crew CHIEF with the 909th Refuel...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Base: Kadena Air Base State: Okinawa Country: Japan (JPN) Scene Camera Operator: SSGT Cohen A. Young, 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

Atop the vertical stabilizer of a 151st Air Refueling Wing, KC-135E Stratotanker, a Falcon, the Air Force mascot, watches over the Utah Air National Guard Base flightline

Atop the vertical stabilizer of a 151st Air Refueling Wing, KC-135E St...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Subject Operation/Series: NOBLE EAGLE Base: Salt Lake City Iap State: Utah (UT) Country: United States Of America (USA) Scene Major Command Shown: ANG... More

STAFF Sergeant Brian Holbrook, a boom operator with the 319th Air Expeditionary Group (AEG), calculates the weight and balance of a KC-135R Stratotanker prior to takeoff on an aerial refueling mission. The 319th AEG is deployed to a classified location providing aerial refueling support for Operation ENDURING FREEDOM. Operation ENDURING FREEDOM is in support of the Global War on Terrorism (GWOT), fighting terrorism abroad

STAFF Sergeant Brian Holbrook, a boom operator with the 319th Air Expe...

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

Nebraska Air National Guard members load aircrew bags onto a truck for transport to a Nebraska Air National Guard KC-135R Stratotanker. The Nebraska Air National Guard deployed a small contingent of personnel in support of Operation ENDURING FREEDOM. Operation ENDURING FREEDOM is in support of the Global War on Terrorism (GWOT), fighting terrorism abroad

Nebraska Air National Guard members load aircrew bags onto a truck for...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Subject Operation/Series: ENDURING FREEDOM Base: Lincoln Municipal Airport State: Nebraska (NE) Country: United States Of America (USA) Scene Major 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

AIRMAN First Class (A1C) Nicholas Hoy, a Crew CHIEF from the 100th Aircraft Generation Squadron (AGS), Royal Air Force (RAF) Mildenhall, hangs a flag inside his KC 135R Stratotanker prior to an aerial refueling mission over the Black Sea, in support of Operation ENDURING FREEDOM

AIRMAN First Class (A1C) Nicholas Hoy, a Crew CHIEF from the 100th Air...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Subject Operation/Series: ENDURING FREEDOM Base: Borgas International Airport Country: Bulgaria (BGR) Scene Major Command Shown: USAFE Scene Camera Op... More

US Air Force (USAF) Major (MAJ) Grant W. Spesard, KC-135E Stratotanker aircraft Pilot assigned to the 108th Air Refueling Squadron (ARS), performs a cockpit preflight checklist before taking off for a mission in support of Exercise COPE TIGER '02 at Wing 1 Air Base Korat AB, Thailand. Cope Tiger is an annual, multi-national exercise in the Asia-Pacific region which promotes closer relations and enables air force units in the region to sharpen air combat skills and practice interoperability with US Forces

US Air Force (USAF) Major (MAJ) Grant W. Spesard, KC-135E Stratotanker...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Subject Operation/Series: COPE TIGER '02 Base: Korat Royal Thai Air Force Base Country: Thailand (THA) Scene Major Command Shown: AMC Scene Camera Ope... 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

A Utah Air National Guard (UANG), 151st Air Refueling Wing (ARW), KC-135E Stratotanker, prepares to receive and refuel a C-17 Globemaster III over the Black Sea. The 151st ARW deployed to RAF Akrotiri Cyprus in support of Operation ENDURING FREEDOM

A Utah Air National Guard (UANG), 151st Air Refueling Wing (ARW), KC-1...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Subject Operation/Series: ENDURING FREEDOM Base: RAF Akrotiri Air Base State: Sovereign Base Area (SBA) Country: Cyprus (CYP) Scene Major Command Show... More

This is the first African-American flight crew from the 126th Air Refueling Wing, Scott AFB, Illinois, to fly a mission together. This Illinois Air National Guard (IANG) crew flew a KC-135E Stratotanker (Spirit of Harry Caray) to transport IANG members to Savannah, Georgia. From left to right: Captain (CAPT) Ralph Delatour, USAF, Co-Pilot, CAPT Jerome Cole, USAF, Pilot, SENIOR MASTER Sergeant (SMSGT) Maurice Bridges, USAF, Crewchief, STAFF Sergeant (SSGT) Arie Latimer, USAF, Boom Operator, and MASTER Sergeant (MSGT) Steve Butler, USAF, Boom Operator

This is the first African-American flight crew from the 126th Air Refu...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Base: Scott Air Force Base State: Illinois (IL) Country: United States Of America (USA) Scene Camera Operator: TSGT Franklin D. Hayes Jr., USAF Releas... 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

The Royal Air Force Aerobatic team "The Red Arrows", fly in the Gripen formation during a practice session. The team spent three weeks at Moron AB, Spain practicing for this years circuit of air shows providing a show for our troops deployed in support of Operation ENDURING FREEDOM. In the foreground stands the tail of a 128th Air Refueling Wing (ARW), General Mitchell International Airport (IAP), Wisconsin Air National Guard (ANG), KC-135R Stratotanker

The Royal Air Force Aerobatic team "The Red Arrows", fly in the Gripen...

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

An Air National Guard (ANG) KC-135R Stratotanker aircraft taxis down the runway at Eielson Air Force (AFB), Alaska (AK), during Exercise NORTHERN EDGE 2002

An Air National Guard (ANG) KC-135R Stratotanker aircraft taxis down t...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Subject Operation/Series: NORTHERN EDGE 2002 Base: Eielson Air Force Base State: Alaska (AK) Country: United States Of America (USA) Scene Camera Oper... More

A US Air Force (USAF) F-15E Strike Eagle assigned to the 494th Expeditionary Fighter Squadron (EFS), approaches the extended refueling arm of a KC135 Stratotanker aircraft from the 163rd Air Refueling Wing (ARW), California Air National Guard (ANG), during a mission in support of Operation NORTHERN WATCH

A US Air Force (USAF) F-15E Strike Eagle assigned to the 494th Expedit...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Subject Operation/Series: NORTHERN WATCH Country: Unknown Scene Camera Operator: TSGT Cecil D Daw Jr, USAF Release Status: Released to Public Combined ... 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

US Air Force (USAF) Brigadier General (BGEN) William W. Hodges presents coins to both actress Paige Davis, host of Trading Spaces and her husband Patrick, before an orientation flight on a US Air Force (USAF) KC-135 Stratotanker at MacDill Air Force Base (AFB), Florida

US Air Force (USAF) Brigadier General (BGEN) William W. Hodges present...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: State: Florida (FL) Country: United States Of America (USA) Scene Major Command Shown: 6AMW Scene Camera Operator: SSGT Kenneth Bellard, USAF Release ... More

US Air Force (USAF) Technical Sergeant (TSGT) Michael Mickens, Robbins Air Force Base (AFB), Georgia (GA), assigned to the 376th Expeditionary Aircraft Maintenance Squadron (EAMXS), checks and tighten screws on a panel on a KC-135R Stratotanker, at Ganci Air Base (AB), Kyrgyzstan, upon it's return from a mission over Afghanistan

US Air Force (USAF) Technical Sergeant (TSGT) Michael Mickens, Robbins...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Subject Operation/Series: ENDURING FREEDOM Base: Ganci Air Base Country: Kyrgyzstan (KGZ) Scene Major Command Shown: CENTAF Scene Camera Operator: SRA... More

US Air Force (USAF) Captain (CPT) Doug Edwards (Pilot) and First Lieutenant (1LT) Seann Parish (Co-pilot), a man their positions inside the cockpit of a USAF KC-135 Stratotanker aircraft, during a refueling mission flown in support of Operation ENDURING FREEDOM

US Air Force (USAF) Captain (CPT) Doug Edwards (Pilot) and First Lieut...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Subject Operation/Series: ENDURING FREEDOM Country: Unknown Scene Camera Operator: SRA Nathan G. Bevier, USAF Release Status: Released to Public Combin... More

US Air Force (USAF) Technical Sergeant (TSGT) Frank Stephens, left and TSGT Mike Paquin, apply a vinyl decal onto the vertical stabilizer of a 157th Air Refueling Wing (ARW) KC-135 Stratotanker

US Air Force (USAF) Technical Sergeant (TSGT) Frank Stephens, left and...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Subject Operation/Series: ENDURING FREEDOM Base: Newington State: New Hampshire (NH) Country: United States Of America (USA) Scene Camera Operator: SS... 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

US Air Force (USAF) Air National Guard (ANG) personnel assigned to the 121st Air Refueling Wing (ARW), load equipment onto a KC-135R Stratotanker aircraft, as they prepare to deploy at Rickenbacker Air National Guard Base (ANGB), Ohio (OH)

US Air Force (USAF) Air National Guard (ANG) personnel assigned to the...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Base: Rickenbacker Ang Base State: Ohio (OH) Country: United States Of America (USA) Scene Camera Operator: SMSGT Kim Frey, USAF Release Status: Relea... More

STAFF Sergeant (SSGT) Matthew Osborn, with the 384th Expeditionary Communications Squadron (ECS), Visual Information (VI), documents the launch of a KC-135R Stratotanker in support of Operation ENDURING FREEDOM

STAFF Sergeant (SSGT) Matthew Osborn, with the 384th Expeditionary Com...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Subject Operation/Series: ENDURING FREEDOM Country: Unknown Scene Camera Operator: SSGT Jerry E. Clemens, Jr., USAF Release Status: Released to Public ... More

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