Deployed Corner: Manas Air Base
Staff Sgt. Mark Faulkner briefs a KC-135 Stratotanker crew prior to a refueling mission July 6 at Manas Air Base, Krygyzstan. Sergeant Faulkner is briefing the crew on areas of thunderstorms along the Hindu Kush Mountains in Afghanistan, effectively forecasting tops and projected movement of convection so the tankers can complete their mission. Sergeant Faulkner is deployed to the 376th Air Expeditionary Wing Operation Support Squadron from Eielson Air Force Base's 354th OSS. (U.S. Air Force photo by Senior Master Sgt. Robert Landers)