KC-135 Stratotanker

Tech. Sgt. Kris Randolph removes a panel from the left wing of a KC-135R Stratotanker to remove some debris. Sergeant Randolph is a crew chief with the 126th Air Refueling Wing at Scott Air Force Base, Ill. (U.S. Air Force photo/Bennie J. Davis III)

Mid-Air Refuel

ANDERSEN AIR FORCE BASE, Guam-- Captain Mark Ladwig, 126th Air Refueling Wing, Scott Air Force Base, Il. flys a KC-135 over the Philippine Sea during a routine refueling mission for the 393rd Expeditionary Bomb Squadron B-2 Spirit bombers from Whiteman AFB, Mo. The KC-135’s ability to refuel planes mid-air helps accomplish The Air Force's primary missions of Global Reach and Global Power. (U.S. Air Force Photo by Staff Sergeant Vanessa Valentine)

Mid-Air Refuel

ANDERSEN AIR FORCE BASE, Guam-- Captains Mark Ladwig and Steve Olsen, 126th Air Refueling Wing, Scott Air Force Base, Il. taxi onto the runway just before take off. The KC-135 pilots are flying over the Philippine Sea for a routine refueling mission for the 393rd Expeditionary Bomb Squadron B-2 Spirit bombers from Whiteman AFB, Mo. The KC-135’s ability to refuel planes mid-air helps accomplish The Air Force's primary missions of Global Reach and Global Power. (U.S. Air Force Photo by Staff Sergeant Vanessa Valentine)

Senator's staffer visits Scott

SCOTT AIR FORCE BASE, Ill. – Col. John Hughes, 126th Air Refueling Wing vice commander, briefs Military Legislative Assistant to Senator Richard Durbin, D-IL, Mr. Paul Farnan and Mr. Bart Ellefritz, District Staff Assistant, on the 126th ARW's capabilities and mission requirements. (U.S. Air Force photo by Staff Sgt. Daylena Gonzalez)

Learning to survive

Army Private First Class Dave Grever shows Tech. Sgt. Cindy Beaird how to shoot an azimuth during a combat search and air rescue operation at Fort McCoy, Wisc., July 21. The course was part of Patriot 2006, a National Guard-sponsored joint exercise held to increase the warfighting capabilities of Guard, Reserve and active-duty components of the Air Force and Army. Sergeant Beaird is information management functional manager with the Illinois Air National Guard's 126th Air Refueling Wing at Scott Air Force Base. (U.S. Air Force photo/Master Sgt. Robert A. Whitehead)

Gas pump in the sky

OVER ALASKA -- Senior Master Sgt. Matt Glover watches as an F-16 Fighting Falcon pilot receives fuel from the boom pod of his KC-135 Stratotanker on June 11 during Northern Edge '04. The exercise is Alaska Command's joint training exercise designed to enhance interoperability among the services. Sergeant Glover is a boom operator with the Air National Guard's 126th Air Refueling Wing at Scott Air Force Base, Ill. (U.S. Air Force photo by Senior Airman Joshua Strang)