Refueling the B-1 Bomber

A B-1 Bomber, from the 28th Bomber Wing at Ellsworth AFB, S.D., departs an aerial refueling track after a mid-air refueling session with a KC-135R Stratotanker from the 126th Air Refueling Wing at Scott AFB, Ill. The 126 ARW is part of the Illinois Air National Guard and routinely performs aerial refueling for U.S. Armed Forces and NATO allied aircraft . (National Guard photo by Master Sgt. Ken Stephens/Released)

Refueling the B-1 Bomber

A B-1 Bomber, from the 28th Bomber Wing at Ellsworth AFB, S.D., approaches a KC-135R Stratotanker from the 126th Air Refueling Wing at Scott AFB, Ill., during a routine training flight. The 126 ARW is part of the Illinois Air National Guard and routinely performs aerial refueling for U.S. Armed Forces and NATO allied aircraft. (National Guard photo by Master Sgt. Ken Stephens/Released)

KC-135R Engine Washing

Mike Ashmore, left, and Philip Romero, Eco Wash Team members from Pratt & Whitney, Dallas, Tex., install the wash hose of an ECO System to the front of a CFM International CFM56 engine (F108 military designation) on a KC-135R Stratotanker at Scott AFB, Ill., on August 24, 2011. The hose sprays water through the engine and washes off deposits and build ups. The 126th Air Refueling Wing, Illinois Air National Guard, is participating in the engine wash as a fuel conservation measure. Washing the engine is expected to reduce the Exhaust Gas Temperature (EGT) margin by 5-6 degrees resulting in fuel savings and longer engine life. (U.S. AF photo by Master Sgt. Ken Stephens) (Released)

KC-135R engine washing results in fuel conservation

Philip Romero, an Eco Wash Team member from Pratt & Whitney, Dallas, Tex., moves a water collector into place while performing an engine cleaning on a CFM International CFM56 engine (F108 military designation) for a KC-135R Stratotanker at Scott AFB, Ill., on August 24, 2011. The 126th Air Refueling Wing, Illinois Air National Guard, is participating in the engine wash as a fuel conservation measure. Washing the engine is expected to reduce the Exhaust Gas Temperature (EGT) margin by 5-6 degrees resulting in fuel savings and longer engine life. (U.S. AF photo by Master Sgt. Ken Stephens) (Released)

KC-135R engine washing results in fuel conservation

Mike Ashmore, an Eco Wash Team member from Pratt & Whitney, Dallas, Tex., monitors the spray time of the ECO System engine washer during the cleaning of a CFM International CFM56 engine (F108 military designation) on a KC-135R Stratotanker at Scott AFB, Ill., on August 24, 2011. To avoid over heating the engine it is sprayed for two minutes followed by a five minute cool down period. This is repeated three times for each of the four engines on a Stratotanker. The 126th Air Refueling Wing, Illinois Air National Guard, is participating in the engine wash as a fuel conservation measure. Washing the engine is expected to reduce the Exhaust Gas Temperature (EGT) margin by 5-6 degrees resulting in fuel savings and longer engine life. (U.S. AF photo by Master Sgt. Ken Stephens) (Released)

KC-135R engine washing results in fuel conservation

Mike Ashmore, an Eco Wash Team member from Pratt & Whitney, Dallas, Tex., directs a water collector into place underneath a CFM International CFM56 engine (F108 military designation) on a KC-135R Stratotanker while performing an engine cleaning at Scott AFB, Ill., on August 24, 2011. The 126th Air Refueling Wing, Illinois Air National Guard, is participating in the engine wash as a fuel conservation measure. Washing the engine is expected to reduce the Exhaust Gas Temperature (EGT) margin by 5-6 degrees resulting in fuel savings and longer engine life. (U.S. AF photo by Master Sgt. Ken Stephens) (Released)