ANDREWS AIR FORCE BASE, Md.-- Lou Gambino, a senior advisory engineer for the Northrop Grumman Corporation, patiently waits in the "boom pod" for arriving F-16 fighter jets where the boom operator will take control to dispense fuel. Mr. Gambino is an employer of Chris Sheppard, 113th Wing, District of Columbia Air National Guard pilot, who is flying one of the fighter jets arriving for fuel. (U.S. Air Force Photo/Senior Airman Ashley Crawford)