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U.S. Air Force SENIOR AIRMAN Brian Binkley, a KC-135 Stratotanker aircraft boom operator with the 168th Air Refueling Wing (ARW), Alaska Air National Guard, completes a check list prior to a refueling mission at Eielson Air Force Base, Alaska, on Feb 10, 2005. The 168 ARW is the only Arctic-region refueling unit for all of Pacific Air Forces, and maintains a substantial number of personnel on active duty and civilian technician status in order to meet its daily operational requirements. (U.S. Air Force PHOTO by SENIOR AIRMAN Joshua Strang) (Released)
U.S. Air Force MAJ. Bryan White (left), a KC-135 Stratotanker aircraft pilot, and MASTER SGT. Bill Miller, review a pre-flight checklist prior to a refueling mission at Eielson Air Force Base, Alaska, on Feb 10, 2005. Both Airmen are from the 168th Air Refueling Wing (ARW), Alaska Air National Guard. The 168th ARW is the only Arctic-region refueling unit for all of Pacific Air Forces, and maintains a substantial number of personnel on active duty and civilian technician status in order to meet its daily operational requirements. (U.S. Air Force PHOTO by SENIOR AIRMAN Joshua Strang) (Released)
U.S. Air Force SENIOR AIRMAN Brian Binkley, a KC-135 Stratotanker aircraft boom operator from the 168th Air Refueling Wing, Alaska Air National Guard, completes an equipment function check prior to a refueling mission at Eielson Air Force Base, Alaska, on Feb 10, 2005. The 168th ARW is the only Arctic-region refueling unit for all of Pacific Air Forces, and maintains a substantial number of personnel on active duty and civilian technician status in order to meet its daily operational requirements. (U.S. Air Force PHOTO by SENIOR AIRMAN Joshua Strang) (Released)
US Air Force (USAF) SENIOR AIRMAN (SRA) Jay Labrum (left), 124th Maintenance Squadron (MXS), Idaho Air National Guard (IANG), performs an operational function check on an in-flight refueling receptacle on the nose of an A-10 Thunderbolt II in the Arabian Gulf Region during Operation IRAQI FREEDOM. USAF AIRMAN First Class (A1C) Kyle Austin (right), 43rd MXS, Pope Air Force Base (AFB), North Carolina (NC), monitors from the cockpit
US Air Force (USAF) Reserve (AFRES) Major (MAJ) Stephan Kajah, Pilot, KC-10A Extender aerial refueling aircraft, 76th Air Refueling Squadron (ARS), 514th Air Mobility Wing (AMW), prepares to land his aircraft at Eielson Air Force Base (AFB), Alaska (AK), after flying a refueling training mission during Exercise COOPERATIVE COPE THUNDER, the largest multinational air combat training exercise in the Pacific. This 15-day exercise simulates wartime combat conditions so that military personnel from 12-nations can sharpen their air fighting skills, exchange air operational tactics, and build closer relations with each other
US Air Force AIRMAN First Class Joseph R. Bettag, Jet Mechanic, 363rd Expeditionary Reconnaissance Squadron, Prince Sultan Air Base, Saudi Arabia, makes an engine check on a USAF RC-135 Rivet Joint Reconnaissance aircraft as part of his post-flight procedures at the base, on October 26th, 2000. A1C Bettag is part of the coalition force here to support Operation SOUTHERN WATCH, a military effort to enforce the no-fly and no-drive zone in Southern Iraq
US Air Force (USAF) AIRMAN First Class (A1C) Richard McFadden, Boom Operator, 340th Expeditionary Air Refueling Squadron (EARS), prepares the KC-135R Stratotanker for a refueling mission over the skies of Iraq. USAF A1C McFadden deployed from the 92nd Air Refueling Wing (ARW), Fairchild Air Force Base (AFB), Washington (WA), and is on his first operational mission for Operation IRAQI FREEDOM
Four KC-135R Stratotanker aircraft, from the 168th Air Refueling Wing, Alaska Air National Guard, sit on the flightline during snow at Eielson Air Force Base, Alaska, on Feb 10, 2005. The 168 ARW is the only Arctic-region refueling unit for all of Pacific Air Forces, and maintains a substantial number of personnel on active duty and civilian technician status in order to meet its daily operational requirements. (U.S. Air Force PHOTO by SENIOR AIRMAN Joshua Strang) (Released)
US Air Force (USAF) Reserve (AFRES) SENIOR AIRMAN (SRA) Tim Brady, Boom Operator, KC-10A Extender aerial refueling aircraft, 76th Air Refueling Squadron (ARS), 514th Air Mobility Wing (AMW), moves to the front of his aircraft after refueling a USAF 18th Fighter Wing (FW) F-15C Eagle fighter aircraft while flying a training mission from Eielson Air Force Base (AFB), Alaska (AK), during Exercise COOPERATIVE COPE THUNDER, the largest multinational air combat training exercise in the Pacific. This 15-day exercise simulates wartime combat conditions so that military personnel from 12-nations can sharpen their air fighting skills, exchange air operational tactics, and build closer relations...
U.S. Air Force SENIOR AIRMAN Brian Binkley (right), a KC-135 Stratotanker aircraft boom operator, completes a check list prior to a refueling mission while MAJ. Bryan White (left seat) and 1ST LT. Ben Jones (right seat), prepare the aircraft for departure at Eielson Air Force Base, Alaska, on Feb 10, 2005. The Airmen are from the 168th Air Refueling Wing, Alaska Air National Guard. The 168th ARW is the only Arctic-region refueling unit for all of Pacific Air Forces, and maintains a substantial number of personnel on active duty and civilian technician status in order to meet its daily operational requirements. (U.S. Air Force PHOTO by SENIOR AIRMAN Joshua Strang) (Released)
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Base: Eielson Air Force Base
State: Alaska (AK)
Country: United States Of America (USA)
Scene Camera Operator: SRA Joshua Strang, USAF
Release Status: Released to Public
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