Stratotanker refuels a Stratofortress
Maj. Matthew Maiorano left, and Lt. Col. Richard Friendlich of the 141st Air Refueling Squadron, New Jersey Air National Guard, taxi a KC-135R Stratotanker assigned to Joint Base McGuire-Dix-Lakehurst, N.J., after a refueling mission May 24, 2016. The KC-135R team worked together with boom operator Senior Airman Brian Kelley, also of the 141st Air Refueling Squadron, to refuel a B-52H Stratofortress assigned to the 343rd Bomb Squadron, stationed at Barksdale Air Force Base, La. The KC-135R Stratotanker provides core aerial refueling capability and enhances the Air Force's capability to accomplish its primary mission of global reach. (U.S. Air National Guard photo by photo by Staff Sgt. Ross A. Whitley/Released)