KC-135 and the Strongman

Strongman Mark Kirsch holds a 54th Air Refueling Squadron patch while standing in front of a KC-135 Stratotanker from Altus Air Force Base, Okla., July 1, 2011, during the Battle Creek Air Show and Balloon Festival in Battle Creek, Mich. Kirsch pulled the 140,000 pound aircraft five times during the air show. (U.S. Air Force photo/Tech. Sgt. Phil Landram)

KC-135 and the Strongman

Strongman Mark Kirsch pulls a 140,000 pound KC-135 Stratotanker July 1, 2011, during the Battle Creek Field of Flight and Balloon Festival in Battle Creek, Mich. The KC-135 is assigned to the 54th Air Refueling Squadron at Altus Air Force Base, Okla., and was the first Air Force plane to ever be pulled by a strongman. (Courtesy photo)

KC-10 in Southwest Asia

Airman 1st Class Matthew Haynes seals an air cart hose to the side of a KC-10 Extender May 18, 2011, in Southwest Asia. Airman Haynes is a crew chief assigned to the 380th Expeditionary Aircraft Maintenance Squadron. (U.S. Air Force photo/Master Sgt. Julie Briden-Garcia)

KC-10 in Southwest Asia

Airman 1st Class Matthew Haynes seals an air cart hose to the side of a KC-10 Extender May 18, 2011, in Southwest Asia. Airman Haynes is a crew chief assigned to the 380th Expeditionary Aircraft Maintenance Squadron. (U.S. Air Force photo/Master Sgt. Julie Briden-Garcia)

Airmen prepare KC-135

A KC-135 Stratotanker takes off April 14, 2011, from Selfridge Air National Guard Base, Mich. (U.S. Air Force photo/John S. Swanson)

Airmen prepare KC-135

A KC-135 Stratotanker takes off April 14, 2011, from Selfridge Air National Guard Base, Mich. (U.S. Air Force photo/John S. Swanson)