An F-35 Lightning II from Hill Air Force Base, Utah,
An F-35 Lightning II from Hill Air Force Base, Utah, refuels with a hose cart from the 1970s in a hot-pit on June 20, 2019, at Mountain Home Air Force Base, Idaho. A hot-pit allows aircraft to refuel without tu... More
COAST GUARD AND NAVY, US Navy Photo
Off the coast of North Carolina (June 2)--Navy aircrew members abaord the Coast Guard Cutter Dallas watch for the signal from the cutter's landing signal officer to cease refueling of an HH-65A helicopter. The... More
US COAST GUARD Small boat, ANNAPOLIS, MARYLAND
Annapolis, Md. (Nov. 10) -- MK1 Michael Maher, of U.S. Coast Guard Station Annapolis, refuels a 41-foot utility boat. USCG photo by PA1 Pete Milnes
US COAST GUARD SMALL BOAT, ANNAPOLIS, MARYLAND
Annapolis, Md. (Nov. 10) -- MK1 Michael Maher, of U.S. Coast Guard Station Annapolis, takes a fuel reading aboard a 41-foot utility boat. USCG photo by PA1 Pete Milnes
HU-25 FALCON - US Coast Guard photo
The Coast Guard's HU-25 Falcon aircraft. U.S. COAST GUARD PHOTO
Vernon Miller, a World War II veteran who served during
Vernon Miller, a World War II veteran who served during the Battle of the Bulge, smiles after flying aboard "That's All, Brother" on April 11, 2019, in Birmingham, Alabama. The aircraft was saved from being scr... More
Aircrews from the 20th Special Operations Squadron
Aircrews from the 20th Special Operations Squadron and 9th SOS prepare CV-22 Ospreys and an MC-130J Commando II for takeoff during Emerald Warrior/Trident at Naval Air Station North Island, Calif., January 24, ... More
U.S. Army Capt. Ryan Gibbons, 9th Special Operations
U.S. Army Capt. Ryan Gibbons, 9th Special Operations Squadron pilot, performs preflight checks in an MC-130J Commando II before takeoff during Emerald Warrior/Trident at Naval Air Station North Island, Calif., ... More
HH-65A HELICOPTER OPERATIONS FLORIDA
MIAMI BEACH, Fla. (June 29)--During the day-long training exercise off the coast of Miami Beach with ATC Mobile, some of the Coast Gaurd Cutter Valiant's training included refueling the Miami-based helicopter... More
HH60J HELICOPTER REFUELING, US Coast Guard Photo
AT SEA (Oct. 2002)--An HH-60J helicopter lifts off after refueling on the Coast Guard Cutter Jarvis as a newly formed rainbow is visible to the right. USCG photo by RD2 Kris Manning
BERING SEA PATROL - U.S. Coast guard photo
JUNEAU, Alaska (Jan. 30, 2003)--The re-fueling team aboard the Coast Guard cutter Jarvis wait for permission from the flight deck officer to clear the runway after re-fueling an HH-65 Dolphin helicopter from Ai... More
OPERATION IRAQI FREEDOM, US Coast Guard Photo
NORTH ARABIAN GULF (March 27, 2003)--A crewman looks up the line during refueling onboard the U.S. Coast Guard Cutter Boutwell. The Boutwell, homeported in Alameda, Ca., is in the Gulf region in support of Oper... More
Refueling - US Coast Guard photo
03/27/03, North Arabian Sea - Seaman Joe Blow looks up the line during refueling onboard the U.S. Coast Guard Cutter Boutwell.The Boutwell, homeported in Alameda, Ca., is in the Gulf region in support of Operat... More
Refueling - US Coast Guard photo
03/27/03, North Arabian Gulf - Seaman Seaman Michael A. Joiner, 21, and Gunners Mate Donovan R. Parris, 33, pull the refueling line onboard the U.S. Coast Guard Cutter Boutwell, homeported in Alameda, Ca.The Bo... More
OPERATION IRAQI FREEDOM, US Coast Guard Photo
NORTH ARABIAN GULF (March 27, 2003)--Seaman Justin Carpenter grimaces while working the refueling line onboard the U.S. Coast Guard Cutter Boutwell, homeported in Alameda, Ca. The Boutwell is in the Gulf in sup... More
OPERATION IRAQI FREEDOM, US Coast Guard Photo
NORTH ARABIAN GULF (March 27, 2003)--Seaman Seaman Michael A. Joiner, 21, and Gunners Mate Donovan R. Parris, 33, pull the refueling line onboard the U.S. Coast Guard Cutter Boutwell, homeported in Alameda, Ca.... More
Refueling - US Coast Guard photo
03/27/03, North Arabian Gulf - Fire Technician Second Class Joseph Walthour works the line onboard the Coast Guard Cutter Boutwell during a refueling operations with the USS Rainer. The Boutwell, homeported in ... More
OPERATION IRAQI FREEDOM, US Coast Guard Photo
NORTH ABRABIAN GULF (March 27, 2003)--Coast Guardsman onboard the U.S. Coast Guard Cutter Boutwell, homeported in Alameda, Ca., work the refueling line during a ship to ship fuel transfer. The Boutwell is in th... More
Refueling - US Coast Guard photo
03/27/03, North Arabian Gulf - Coast Guardsman onboard the U.S. Coast Guard Cutter Boutwell, homeported in Alameda, Ca., work the refueling line during a ship to ship fuel transfer.The Boutwell is in the Gulf R... More
OPERATION IRAQI FREEDOM, US Coast Guard Photo
NORTH ARABIAN GULF (March 27, 2003)--Fire Technician 2nd Class Joseph Walthour works the line onboard the Coast Guard Cutter Boutwell during refueling operations with the USS Rainer. The Boutwell, homeported i... More
OPERATION IRAQI FREEDOM, US Coast Guard Photo
NORTH ARABIAN GULF (March 27, 2003)--Coast Guardsmen onboard the U.S. Coast Guard Boutwell chat on the flight deck following refueling operations at sunset. The Boutwell, homeported in Alameda, Ca., is in the ... More
Refueling - US Coast Guard photo
03/27/03, North Arabian Gulf - Seaman Justin Carpenter grimaces while working the refueling line onboard the U.S. Coast Guard Cutter Boutwell, homeported in Alameda, Ca.The Boutwell is in the Gulf in support of... More
OPERATION IRAQI FREEDOM, US Coast Guard Photo
NORTH ARABIAN GULF (March 27, 2003)--A crewman looks up the line during refueling onboard the U.S. Coast Guard Cutter Boutwell. The Boutwell, homeported in Alameda, Ca., is in the Gulf region in support of Oper... More
MH-68A HELICOPTER, US Coast Guard Photo
NEW YORK, New York (April 16, 2003)--A U.S. Coast Guard MH-68A Interdiction Helicopter touches down to re-fuel during a Homeland Security patrol over New York City in April. The MH-68A fleet is based in Jackso... More
AN F-18 HORNET FROM THE DEMONSTRATION TEAM THE BLUE
AN F-18 HORNET FROM THE DEMONSTRATION TEAM THE BLUE ANGELS, PENSACOLA, FLORIDA, TAKES ON FUEL MID-FLIGHT FROM A KC-135 STRATOTANKER AIRCRAFT FROM THE 134TH AIR REFUELING WING, TENNESSEE.
117th Air Refueling Wing Refuels U.S. Air Force F-15 Strike Eagle
A KC-135R Stratotanker from the 117th Air Refueling Wing, Birmingham, Alabama refuels an F-15 Strike Eagle from the 325th Fighter Wing, Tyndall Air Force Base at an undisclosed location June 21, 2007. (U.S. Air... More
Ceremony in remembrance of Pearl Harbor Day
USS Carl Vinson (CVN 70), commanding officer, Capt. Ted Carter presents Rear Adm. (Ret.) Kathleen Martin, the current chief executive officer of Vinson Hall Retirement Community, with the ship's flag during a c... More
Staff Sgt. Jason Jablonowski, 332nd Expeditionary Logistics
Staff Sgt. Jason Jablonowski, 332nd Expeditionary Logistics Readiness Squadron refueling truck mechanic, reinstalls the clearance lights on a refueling truck, March 8. Jablonowski is deployed from Luke Air Forc... More
Refueling - U.S. Coast guard photo
CHINA SEA - U.S. Naval Ship Rappahannock simultaneously refuels Morgenthau and USS Ford in the China Sea on July 6, 2008. Crew members of Rappahannock fired line guns over Morgenthau, where the crew received th... More
Refueling up above, Afghanistan
An F/A-18C Hornet assigned to the "Stingers" of Strike Fighter Squadron 113 refuels with a British Royal Air Force L-1011 aircraft in southern Afghanistan after conducting operations in the Helmand province. Th... More
Airman 1st Class Deron Hix, fuels apprentice assigned
Airman 1st Class Deron Hix, fuels apprentice assigned to the 379th Expeditionary Logistics Readiness Squadron, uses a pantograph extension to fill an R-11 refueling truck so it can refuel aircraft Nov. 5 at an ... More
U.S. Navy Construction Mechanic 3rd Class Alejandro
U.S. Navy Construction Mechanic 3rd Class Alejandro Gonzalez, assigned to Naval Mobile Construction Battalion (NMCB) 7, refuels a front end loader while conducting prestart checks on the battalion's civil engin... More
The Military Sealift Command fleet replenishment oiler
The Military Sealift Command fleet replenishment oiler USNS Henry J. Kaiser conducts a refueling at sea with the aircraft carrier USS Carl Vinson. Carl Vinson and Carrier Air Wing 17 are on a deployment to the ... More
Fuel savings ‘Pathfinders’ broaden impact with Air Force-wide summit
A U.S. Air Force F-16 Fighting Falcon is about to be refueled by a KC-10 Extender from the 908th Expeditionary Air Refueling Squadron during an air refueling mission in the U.S. Central Command area of responsi... More
A KC-135 Stratotanker assigned to 465th Air Refueling
A KC-135 Stratotanker assigned to 465th Air Refueling Squadron, 507th Air Refueling Wing, delivers fuel to an F/A-18F Super Hornet assigned to the Black Knights of Strike Fighter Squadron 154 supporting Rim of ... More
An F/A-18 Hornet assigned to the Blue Diamonds of Strike
An F/A-18 Hornet assigned to the Blue Diamonds of Strike Fighter Squadron 146 flies behind a KC-135 Stratotanker assigned to 465th Air Refueling Squadron, 507th Air Refueling Wing, after receiving fuel during a... More
An F/A-18C Hornet assigned to the Blue Diamonds of
An F/A-18C Hornet assigned to the Blue Diamonds of Strike Fighter Squadron 146, embarked aboard the aircraft carrier USS John C. Stennis, flies above two F/A-18F Super Hornets assigned to the Wild Cards of Stri... More
Hawaii - RIMPAC, US Navy Photogrpah
A KC-135 stratotanker assigned to the 465th Air Refueling Squadron flies a mission to support Rim of the Pacific 2010 exercises. RIMPAC is a biennial, multinational exercise designed to strengthen regional part... More
A KC-135 stratotanker maintenance crew assigned to
A KC-135 stratotanker maintenance crew assigned to the 507th Aircraft Maintenance Squadron prepares a KC-135 aircraft for departure to support Rim of the Pacific 2010 exercises. RIMPAC is a biennial, multinatio... More
U.S. Air Force Tech. Sgt. Timothy Milliken, crew chief,
U.S. Air Force Tech. Sgt. Timothy Milliken, crew chief, assigned to the 507th Aircraft Maintenance Squadron, Tinker Air Force Base, Okla., marshalls in a KC-135 Stratotanker from the 465th Air Refueling Squadro... More
USS Harry S. Truman, US Navy Photogrpah
Petty Officer 2nd Class Chauncey Sims, an aviation boatswain's mate (fuel), hauls a fuel hose off the flight deck after refueling an aircraft aboard the aircraft carrier USS Harry S. Truman (CVN 75). The Harry ... More
A 908th Expeditionary Air Refueling Squadron KC-10
A 908th Expeditionary Air Refueling Squadron KC-10 Extender taxis on the flightline at a non-disclosed base in Southwest Asia, Aug. 31, 2010.
USS Abraham Lincoln action
Michael Henry, right, speaks with his son, Petty Officer 2nd Class Corey Henry, boatswain's mate, assigned to the aircraft carrier USS Abraham Lincoln, for the first time in three years. The younger Henry was f... More
A 310th Fighter Squadron pilot connects an F-16 Fighting
A 310th Fighter Squadron pilot connects an F-16 Fighting Falcon to a KC-135 Stratotanker for refueling Dec. 15, as part of exercise Cactus Starfighter. Refueling support came from a sole KC-135 Stratotanker out... More
The Military Sealift Command fleet replenishment oiler
The Military Sealift Command fleet replenishment oiler USNS Henry J. Kaiser conducts a refueling at sea with the aircraft carrier USS Carl Vinson. Carl Vinson and Carrier Air Wing 17 are on a deployment to the ... More
Capt. Courtney O'Brien, an aircraft commander with
Capt. Courtney O'Brien, an aircraft commander with Marine Aerial Refueling and Transportation Squadron 352, watches out for terrain and aircraft in a KC-130J "Super Hercules" during Low Altitude Tactics exercis... More
U.S. Marine Lance Cpl. Samuel Roberto, a native of
U.S. Marine Lance Cpl. Samuel Roberto, a native of Santa Rita, Guam, allows a young, blind Thai boy an opportunity to feel his hand as a form of sight during a visit to the School for the Blind Education Servic... More
U.S. Marine Lance Cpl. Samuel Roberto, a native of
U.S. Marine Lance Cpl. Samuel Roberto, a native of Santa Rita, Guam, sits among the children during a Spelling Bee competition during a visit to the Blind Education Service Center on March 18 in Korat, Thailand... More
An F-15 from the 44th Fighter Squadron, 18th Wing,
An F-15 from the 44th Fighter Squadron, 18th Wing, Kadena Air Base, Japan moves into position after being refueled by a KC-135 Stratotanker from the 203rd Air Refueling Squadron, Joint Base Pearl Harbor-Hickam,... More
U.S. Marine LCPL Pedro L. Vazquez Jr., a native of
U.S. Marine LCPL Pedro L. Vazquez Jr., a native of Houston, Texas, speaks with a young Thai boy during a visit to the Korat Branch of the School for the Blind Education Service Center in Korat, Thailand during ... More
Two f-15 Eagles from the 44th Expeditionary Fighter
Two f-15 Eagles from the 44th Expeditionary Fighter Squadron, Kadena AB, Japan break fly alongside a KC-135 from the 96th Air Refueling Squadron, Joint Base Pearl Harbor-Hickam, Hawaii after receiving fuel, Mar... More
Capt. Michael Glass, an F-15 pilot with the 44th
Capt. Michael Glass, an F-15 pilot with the 44th Expeditionary Fighter Squadron, Kadena Air Base, Japan, writes a few notes during his mission brefing on March 23 at Korat Royal Thai Air Force Base, Thailand. G... More
DOD: US forces, to include mobility Airmen, demonstrate global reach, ...
A KC-135 Stratotanker refuels a Boeing E-3 Sentry Airborne Warning and Control System in support of Joint Task Force Odyssey Dawn on March 28, somewhere over the Mediterranean Sea. Joint Task Force Odyssey Dawn... More
USS Monterey pulls in port for refueling
The Ticonderoga class guided missile cruiser USS Monterey arives in Rota, Spain, April 6. Monterey will be touring NATO member states to show them her Missile Defense Capability to support of Phased, Adaptive A... More
Escanaba conducts flight ops with U.S. Navy
110507-G-BD687-001 CARIBBEAN SEA (March 7, 2011) -Petty Officer 3rd Class Patrick Humphrey (left) and Seaman Andrew Johnson work together to tie down a U.S. Navy HH-60 Seahawk helicopter to the deck of U.S. Coa... More
Escanaba conducts flight ops with U.S. Navy
110507-G-BD687-003 SOUTH ATLANTIC OCEAN (March 7, 2011) -Petty Officer 3rd Class Patrick Humphrey (left) and Seaman Andrew Johnson move away from a U.S. Navy HH-60 Seahawk helicopter after securing it to the de... More
Escanaba conducts flight ops with U.S. Navy
110507-G-BD687-006 SOUTH ATLANTIC OCEAN (March 7, 2011) Crewmembers of U.S. Coast Guard Escanaba move back from a U.S. Navy HH-60 Seahawk helicopter after freeing it from its tie-downs. The refueling comes dur... More
Escanaba conducts flight ops with U.S. Navy
110507-G-BD687-005 SOUTH ATLANTIC OCEAN (March 7, 2011) Ensign Alicia Flanagan signals to the refueling team to move back from a U.S. Navy HH-60 Seahawk helicopter after filling the aircraft's fuel tank. The r... More
Escanaba conducts flight ops with U.S. Navy
110507-G-BD687-002 SOUTH ATLANTIC OCEAN (March 7, 2011) Seaman Kyle Gillette (foreground) and Seaman Joshuah Heath (background) work together to secure a U.S. Navy HH-60 Seahawk helicopter to the deck of U.S. C... More
The Military Sealift Command hospital ship USNS Comfort
The Military Sealift Command hospital ship USNS Comfort receives JP-5 jet fuel from a Peruvian barge before departing to Ecuador in support of Continuing Promise 2011. Continuing Promise is a five-month humanit... More
A Marine Attack Squadron 513 pilot positions his AV-8B
A Marine Attack Squadron 513 pilot positions his AV-8B Harrier for aerial refueling in the skies of Helmand province, Afghanistan, May 22. F/A-18 Hornets with Marine Fighter Attack Squadron 122 flew with VMA-51... More
Two U.S. Marine Corps KC-130 Hercules refueling aircraft
Two U.S. Marine Corps KC-130 Hercules refueling aircraft with the Marine Aerial Refueler Transport Squadron 452 prior to departing for a refueling mission in support of exercise Northern Edge 2011 June 13, 2011... More
Lance Cpl. Kevin A. Kohl, left, and Cpl. Daniel T.
Lance Cpl. Kevin A. Kohl, left, and Cpl. Daniel T. Conroy provide security at Marine Medium Helicopter Squadron 268's forward arming and refueling point at Camp San Luis Opispo July 12 during the 11th Marine Ex... More
Raid force trains in national forest
Marines from the 11th Marine Expeditionary Unit's maritime raid force prepare to depart a raid site in a CH-46E Sea Knight during a night training operation here July 15. The MRF, along with a section of the un... More
A Belgian F-16 Fighting Falcon flies away from a 100th
A Belgian F-16 Fighting Falcon flies away from a 100th Air Refueling Wing KC-135 Stratotanker, after receiving fuel over Germany during Exercise Brilliant Arrow, Sept. 21, 2011. The F-16 participated in the mul... More
U.S. Navy sailors refuel an MH-60R Sea Hawk helicopter
U.S. Navy sailors refuel an MH-60R Sea Hawk helicopter from Helicopter Maritime Strike Squadron 70 aboard guided-missile destroyer USS Mitscher. Mitscher is deployed to the U.S. 5th Fleet area of responsibility... More
Senior Airman A Garcia, 8th Expeditionary Air Mobility
Senior Airman A Garcia, 8th Expeditionary Air Mobility Squadron Detachment 1, prepares a C-17 Globemaster III for refueling at Kandahar Airfield, Afghanistan, Jan. 11, 2012. Garcia is deployed from the 62nd Air... More
Capt. Jacob Johnson, a pilot from the 191st Air Refueling
Capt. Jacob Johnson, a pilot from the 191st Air Refueling Squadron, Utah Air National Guard completes the preflight check on a Boeing KC-135 Stratotanker before a night refueling mission with three Rockwell B1-... More
Capt. Shawn Barrett, a pilot from the 191st Air Refueling
Capt. Shawn Barrett, a pilot from the 191st Air Refueling Squadron, Utah Air National Guard completes the preflight check on a Boeing KC-135 Stratotanker before a refueling mission with four A-10/OA-10 Thunderb... More
U.S. Air Force Senior Airman Clay Wonders, a boom operator
U.S. Air Force Senior Airman Clay Wonders, a boom operator with the 908th Expeditionary Air Refueling Squadron, performs pre-flight checks at an undisclosed location in Southwest Asia, Feb. 26, 2012. The 908th ... More
Chief Master Sgt. Robert Phair starts the "Prepare
Chief Master Sgt. Robert Phair starts the "Prepare to refuel checklist" during a night refueling, March 22, 2012 . Phair is a KC-135R Stratotanker boom operator assigned to the 101st ARW Bangor, Maine. He prepa... More
First Lt. Jacques Boulier of 101st ARW Bangor, Maine,
First Lt. Jacques Boulier of 101st ARW Bangor, Maine, completes a preflight checklist before a refueling mission.
U.S. Marines with Marine Heavy Helicopter Squadron
U.S. Marines with Marine Heavy Helicopter Squadron (HMH) 466, 3rd Marine Aircraft Wing (Forward), perform preflight maintenance checks on a CH-53E Super Stallion helicopter before a mission out of Camp Bastion,... More
Capt. James Marceletti III flies an in-flight refueling
Capt. James Marceletti III flies an in-flight refueling mission, May 2. The flight took place on a C-17 Globemaster III. A KC-135 tanker refueled the C-17 in mid-air, allowing the receiving aircraft to remain a... More
A historic photograph of Staff Sgt. (then Pvt.) Merl
A historic photograph of Staff Sgt. (then Pvt.) Merl W. Skinner, 301st Squadron, U.S. Army Air Forces, in his service uniform. Skinner, a C-47 Skytrain crew chief, died while air evacuating World War II patient... More
U.S. Naval Ship USS Harris floats by the USS Peleliu
U.S. Naval Ship USS Harris floats by the USS Peleliu during a ship to ship refueling exercise, June 5, 2012. The Navy performs ship to ship refueling when a ship cannot make it port for fuel. (U.S. Marine Corps... More
U.S. Navy Corps triage a patient during a Mass Casualty
U.S. Navy Corps triage a patient during a Mass Casualty drill aboard the USS Peleliu, June 9, 2012. The Navy Medical staff aboard the Peleliu practice Mass Casualty drills in order to be prepared for a real wor... More
A B-1B Lancer from Dyess Air Force Base, Texas, flies
A B-1B Lancer from Dyess Air Force Base, Texas, flies over the Atlantic Ocean before refueling from a KC-135 assigned to the 100th Air Refueling Wing, RAF Mildenhall, July 31, 2012. The B-1B Lancer is a multi-m... More
USAF, RAF tankers fly two-ship formation in valuable training sorties
A Royal Air Force Eurofighter Typhoon flies off the tail of an RAF L-1011 TriStar aerial refueling tanker from 216 Squadron, RAF Brize Norton, during a formation flight Aug. 16, 2012. The formation included the... More
Hurricane Isaac - Defense imagery management operations center
A U.S. Navy T-39 Sabreliner multipurpose utility transport and pilot proficiency trainer aircraft assigned to Carrier Training Wing 6 receives fuel at Naval Air Station Pensacola, Fla., in preparation for evacu... More
Refueling - U.S. Coast guard photo
GUANTANAMO BAY, Cuba - Crewmembers aboard the Coast Guard Cutter Mohawk, a 270-foot medium endurance cutter homeported in Key West, Fla., assist the crew aboard the Coast Guard Cutter Marlin, an 87-foot patrol ... More
An F-15E Strike Eagle receives fuel from a 100th Air
An F-15E Strike Eagle receives fuel from a 100th Air Refueling Wing KC-135 Stratotanker during an aerial refueling mission, Sept. 10, 2012, over the Atlantic Ocean. The refueling was part of a training mission ... More
F-35B aerial refueling - A person holding a cell phone in their hand
U.S. Marine Corps Sgt. Brandon M. Paulsen, a crew chief with Marine Aerial Refueler Transport Squadron (VMGR) 252, records video on a cell phone as he assists Marine Fighter Attack Training Squadron (VMFAT) 501... More
USS Theodore Roosevelt - A man in a laundry room with a washing machin...
Ship's Serviceman Seaman Chase Mabry utilizes the self-service laundry aboard the aircraft carrier USS Theodore Roosevelt (CVN 71) as the ship nears the end of a refueling and complex overhaul at Newport News S... More
USS Gunston Hall - Defense imagery management operations center
U.S. sailors aboard amphibious dock landing ship USS Gunston Hall (LSD 44) pull in all lines as they prepare to depart Salalah, Oman following a scheduled port visit. Gunston Hall, with the embarked 24th Marine... More
U.S. Navy Gas Turbine System Technician Electrical
U.S. Navy Gas Turbine System Technician Electrical 3rd Class Richard Rodriguez prepares for a refueling aboard guided missile frigate USS Underwood (FFG 36) during a brief stop for fuel in Col?n, Panama, Oct. 8... More
Filler up, Maryland Air National Guard
Master Sgt. Tony Thalachira, a crew chief with the 175th Aircraft Maintenance Squadron, fuels an A-10C Thunderbolt II at Warfield Air National Guard base in Baltimore, Md. The aircraft was being readied for a t... More
An AV-8B Harrier prepares to land on the field carrier
An AV-8B Harrier prepares to land on the field carrier landing strip at Ie Shima training facility during bulk refueling training Jan. 16. Marine Wing Support Squadron 172 prepared the landing strip to allow ai... More
U.S. Airmen push a C-5M Super Galaxy aircraft assigned
U.S. Airmen push a C-5M Super Galaxy aircraft assigned to the 436th Airlift Wing (AW) at Dover Air Force Base, Del., into position for refueling Jan. 26, 2013, at Camp Marmal, Afghanistan. The 436th AW conducte... More
Tech. Sgt. Eugene Marques, 351st Expeditionary Air
Tech. Sgt. Eugene Marques, 351st Expeditionary Air Refueling Squadron maintainer, looks into an engine of a KC-135 Stratotanker Feb. 3, 2013. Marques is a Guam native. Members of the 351st EARS, from the 100th ... More
Staff Sgt. Thomas Vesser, 351st Air Refueling Squadron
Staff Sgt. Thomas Vesser, 351st Air Refueling Squadron In-flight Refueling Systems craftsman, provides in-flight mission support during a refueling flight Feb. 22, 2013, over Scotland. Aside from controlling th... More
An A-10 Warthog from the 52nd Fighter Wing, Spangdahlem,
An A-10 Warthog from the 52nd Fighter Wing, Spangdahlem, Air Base Germany, approaches the boom on a KC-135 Stratotanker from the 100th Air Refueling Wing, RAF Mildenhall, England, during a refueling mission Mar... More
Lt. Col. Richard Sharp, Utah Air National Guard 151st
Lt. Col. Richard Sharp, Utah Air National Guard 151st Air Refueling Wing flight doctor, stays busy while riding on a KC-135 Stratotanker over Salt Lake City March 13, 2013. Due to the 2013 government sequestrat... More
Senior Airman Michael Warren (left) and Tech. Sgt.
Senior Airman Michael Warren (left) and Tech. Sgt. Michael Mackey, both 100th Aircraft Maintenance Squadron, review maintenance logs and the flight plan with 1st Lt. John Lachiewicz and Capt. Tim Gerne, both 35... More
A French fighter aircraft prepares to refuel from a
A French fighter aircraft prepares to refuel from a KC-135 Stratotanker March 17, 2013, over Africa. The 351st Expeditionary Air Refueling Squadron, which flies the tankers, completed the 100th refueling missio... More
Deployed crew gives aircraft tour
Capt. Justin Skinner, 351st Air Refueling Squadron, gives some local schoolchildren a tour of a KC-135 Stratotanker March 18, 2013, at a deployed location in southwest Europe. Skinner is a Choctaw, Okla., nativ... More
A U.S. Air Force F-15E Strike Eagle deployed from Royal
A U.S. Air Force F-15E Strike Eagle deployed from Royal Air Force Lakenheath, England, pulls into position to accept fuel from a KC-10 Extender, deployed from Travis Air Force Base, Calif., over an undisclosed ... More
Staff Sgt. Tim McCullough, A Company, 3643rd Brigade
Staff Sgt. Tim McCullough, A Company, 3643rd Brigade Support Battalion, New Hampshire National Guard, Somersworth, N.H., refuels a UH-60L Black Hawk helicopter at Military District Six in Sonsonate, El Salvador... More
Dentist, US Air Force Photo
Capt. John Mallya, 22nd Medical Group dentist, places a filling in Tech Sgt. Nathan Smith’s, 134th Air Control Squadron radar craftsman, mouth, April 8, 2014, McConnell Air Force Base, Kan. The flight utilizes ... More
Instructor pilots maintain aerial refueling proficiency
An F-35B Lightning II with Marine Fighter Attack Traning Squadron 501 takes on fuel from a Marine Aerial Refueler Transport Squadron 252 KC-130J during a training exercise over the Atlantic Ocean April 9, 2013.... More