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

A U.S. Air Force KC-135 Stratotanker aircrew assigned to the 50th Expeditionary Air Refueling Squadron conducts air-to-air refueling with a U.S. Navy EA-18G Growler, from the "Cougars" of Electronic Attack Squadron (VAQ), over the U.S. Central Command area of responsibility Sept. 30, 2020. VAQ-139 is assigned to Carrier Air Wing 17, deployed aboard the aircraft carrier USS Nimitz (CVN 68), flagship of Nimitz Carrier Strike Group. The EA-18G has an array of sensors and weapons that provide the warfighter with the ability to counter current and emerging threats. (U.S. Air Force photo by Staff Sgt. James Merriman)