Home > News > Photos

Photos

Keyword: Category: Tag: Sort By:
JOINT BASE ANDREWS, Md. -- Tech. Sgt. David Dix, 459th Air Refueling Wing maintenance crew chief, gives an overview of KC-135 Stratotanker refueling capabilities to Janice and Richard Strauss at the Joint Service Open House here May 22, 2011. The JSOH affords the public an opportunity to meet the men and women of the Armed Forces and to see military equipment from the Navy, Marines, Army, Air Force and Coast Guard. The JSOH is planned and conducted through the efforts of active duty, guard and reserve service members, as well as civilian employees, retirees and family members. (U.S. photo/Tech. Sgt. Steve Lewis)


Reserve KC-135 showcased at open house

JOINT BASE ANDREWS, Md. -- Tech. Sgt. David Dix, 459th Air Refueling Wing maintenance crew chief, gives an overview of KC-135 Stratotanker refueling capabilities to Janice and Richard Strauss at the Joint Service Open House here May 22, 2011. The JSOH affords the public an opportunity to meet the men and women of the Armed Forces and to see military equipment from the Navy, Marines, Army, Air Force and Coast Guard. The JSOH is planned and conducted through the efforts of active duty, guard and reserve service members, as well as civilian employees, retirees and family members. (U.S. photo/Tech. Sgt. Steve Lewis)

Related Imagery
Major Eric Graves, 756th Air Refueling Wing pilot, checks his gauges during a flight over the Atlantic Ocean April 13, 2017. During the flight the 756 ARW conducted the first-ever refueling mission with a Naval Air Systems Command P-8A Poseidon after a year of planning with NAVAIR. (U.S. Air Force photo/Tech. Sgt. Kat Justen)
A Naval Air Systems Command P-8A Poseidon waits for the boom arm of a 459th Air Refueling Squadron KC-135R Stratotanker to make contact with its fuel receiver over the Atlantic Ocean April 13, 2017. This was the first inflight refueling of a P-8A. The P-8A is only the second-ever Navy aircraft to be fitted with a receiver for aerial refueling; the first being the E-6B Mercury nearly 30 years ago. (U.S. Air Force photo/Tech. Sgt. Kat Justen)
Chief Master Sgt. Frankie Rollins, 756th Refueling Squadron superintendent and boom operator, takes a picture of an incoming Naval Air Systems Command P-8A Poseidon over the Atlantic Ocean April 13, 2017. This was the first successful inflight refueling of the P-8A after a year of planning and coordination with NAVAIR. (U.S. Air Force photo/Tech. Sgt. Kat Justen)
Chief Master Sgt. Frankie Rollins, 756th Refueling Squadron superintendent and boom operator, refuels a Naval Air Systems Command P-8A Poseidon over the Atlantic Ocean April 13, 2017. This was the first successful inflight refueling of the P-8A after a year of planning and coordination with NAVAIR. (U.S. Air Force photo/Tech. Sgt. Kat Justen)
A Naval Air Systems Command P-8A Poseidon is refueled by a 459th Air Refueling Squadron KC-135R Stratotanker over the Atlantic Ocean April 13, 2017. This was the first inflight refueling of a P-8A. The P-8A is only the second-ever Navy aircraft to be fitted with a receiver for aerial refueling; the first being the E-6B Mercury nearly 30 years ago. (U.S. Air Force photo/Tech. Sgt. Kat Justen)
Tech. Sgt. Steve Hood, 756th Air Refueling Squadron boom operator, watches as a Naval Air Systems Command P-8A Poseidon comes in on approach for an inflight refueling over the Atlantic Ocean April 13, 2017. This was the first inflight refueling of the P-8A after a year of planning with NAVAIR. The P-8A is only the second-ever Navy aircraft to be fitted with a receiver for aerial refueling; the first being the E-6B Mercury nearly 30 years ago. (U.S. Air Force photo/Tech. Sgt. Kat Justen)
A 756th Air Refueling Squadron boom operator pulls back on the boom telescoping lever in the boom pod of a KC-135R Stratotanker during an aerial refueling of a Naval Air Systems Command P-8A Poseidon over the Atlantic Ocean April 13, 2017. This was the first inflight refueling of a P-8A. The P-8A is only the second-ever Navy aircraft to be fitted with a receiver for aerial refueling; the first being the E-6B Mercury nearly 30 years ago. (U.S. Air Force photo/Tech. Sgt. Kat Justen)
Aircrew with the 756th Air Refueling Squadron conduct preflight checks prior to takeoff from the Joint Base Andrews, Maryland, flight line April 13, 2017. After a year of planning, the 756 ARS embarked on a mission to refuel a Naval Air Systems Command P-8A Poseidon. The P-8A is the second-ever Navy aircraft to be fitted with a receiver for inflight refueling; the first being the E-6B Mercury nearly 30 years ago. (U.S. Air Force photo/Tech. Sgt. Kat Justen)
A Naval Air Systems Command P-8A Poseidon comes in on approach to the boom arm of a 459th Air Refueling Squadron KC-135R Stratotanker over the Atlantic Ocean April 13, 2017. This was the first inflight refueling of a P-8A. The P-8A is the second-ever Navy aircraft to be fitted with a receiver for aerial refueling; the first being the E-6B Mercury nearly 30 years ago. (U.S. Air Force photo/Tech. Sgt. Kat Justen)
A Naval Air Systems Command P-8A Poseidon comes in on approach to the boom arm of a 459th Air Refueling Squadron KC-135R Stratotanker over the Atlantic Ocean April 13, 2017. This was the first inflight refueling of a P-8A. The P-8A is the second-ever Navy aircraft to be fitted with a receiver for aerial refueling; the first being the E-6B Mercury nearly 30 years ago. (U.S. Air Force photo/Tech. Sgt. Kat Justen)
A Naval Air Systems Command P-8A Poseidon is refueled by a 459th Air Refueling Squadron KC-135R Stratotanker over the Atlantic Ocean April 13, 2017. This was the first inflight refueling of a P-8A. The P-8A is the second-ever Navy aircraft to be fitted with a receiver for aerial refueling; the first being the E-6B Mercury nearly 30 years ago. (U.S. Air Force photo/Tech. Sgt. Kat Justen)
Captain Jason Burrows, 756th Air Refueling Squadron pilot, checks the gauges in KC-135R Stratotanker prior to takeoff from the Joint Base Andrews, Maryland, flight line April 13, 2017. After a year of planning, the 756 ARW embarked on a mission to rendezvous with a Naval Air Systems Command P-8A Poseidon over the Atlantic Ocean for an inflight refueling. The P-8A is the second-ever Navy aircraft to be fitted with a receiver for aerial refueling; the first being the E-6B Mercury nearly 30 years ago. (U.S. Air Force photo/Tech. Sgt. Kat Justen)