Capt. Chad Thompson,931st Aerospace Medicine Flight

Capt. (Dr.) Chad Thompson examines the eyes of a Reservist during the 931st Air Refueling Group's drill weekend in June. Captain Thompson, a Reserve optometrist assigned to the 931st Aerospace Medicine Squadron, was named the 2009 Young Optometrist of the Year by the Kansas Optometric Asscociation. (U.S. Air Force photo/Tech. Sgt. Jason Schaap)

Operation Arctic Care 2009

A U.S. Army Black Hawk helicopter sits parked just long enough to unload supplies outside the front of a school in Alakanuk, Alaska, one of 11 villages visited by U.S. military medical personnel in March during Operation Arctic Care. (Courtesy photo)

Operation Arctic Care dental clinic

Lt. Col. James Clark, a dentist assigned to the 931st Air Refueling Group, prepares a patient for tooth removal at the Yukon-Kuskokwim Health Corporation clinic in Bethel, Alaska, on March 9. Colonel Clark performed 244 procedures in support of Operation Arctic Care, a joint military medical readiness exercise that brings no-cost health care to underserved Alaskan residents annually, including dental, optometry and veterinary support. This year's Navy-led mission sent teams to 11 villages in Alaska's Yukon-Kuskokwim Delta region. (U.S. Air Force photo/Senior Airman Christopher Griffin)

Senior Airman Lorena Soto

Senior Airman Lorena Soto transferred from the 931st Military Support Flight to the 931st Aerospace Medicine Flight in March. She is an information manager and a traditional Air Force Reservist. The month of March was designated as Women's History Month to recognize the contributions of women like Airman Soto. (U.S. Air Force photo/Tech. Sgt. Jason Schaap)

Four-ship Formation

Three KC-135 Stratotankers can be seen out the back window of another KC-135 after all four jets took off from McConnell Air Force Base, Kan., on Feb. 7. The rare four-ship formation was designed to enhance training with KC-135s capable of receiving fuel, a capability only found with tankers assigned to McConnell AFB. (U.S. Air Force photo/Staff Sgt. Jay Guldjord)

Incentive Flight

Staff Sgt. Tamara Wilson looks up from the boom pod of a KC-135 Stratotanker she flew in during the 931st Air Refueling Group's drill weekend in February. Watching the tanker refuel another KC-135 was part of an incentive flight designed to show Sergeant Wilson and other Reservists an up-close look at air refueling, the 931st's primary mission. Sergeant Wilson is a public health technician assigned to the 931st Aerospace Medicine Flight, an Air Force Reserve unit at McConnell Air Force Base, Kan. (U.S. Air Force photo/Staff Sgt. Jay Guldjord)