KC-135 Stratotanker Boom
EIELSON AIR FORCE BASE, Alaska -- Senior Airman Brian Binkley, a KC-135 Stratotanker Boom Operator with the 168th Air Refueling Wing, Alaska Air National Guard, Eielson Air Force Base, Alaska, completes a check list prior to a refueling mission while Maj Bryan White (left) and 1Lt Ben Jones prepare the aircraft for departure on Feb 10, 2005. The 168 ARW is the only Arctic-region refueling unit for all of PACAF, and maintains a substantial number of personnel on active duty and civilian technician status in order to meet its daily operational requirements. (U.S. Air Force Photo by Senior Airman Joshua Strang)