Stratotanker returns to sun-split clouds after engine swap

Foreground, Senior Airman Robert Robbins, 100th Maintenance Squadron, checks his equipment while Senior Airman Joseph Ulicny and Staff Sgt. Jeffrey Abel, 100th MXS, prepare the engine cowling on a KC-135R Stratotanker for removal April 20, 2013, in Southwest Europe. The Airmen and aircraft deployed with the 351st Expeditionary Air Refueling Squadron Jan. 26, 2013, in support of French operations over Mali. (U.S. Air Force photo by 1st Lt. Christopher Mesnard/Released)

Stratotanker returns to sun-split clouds after engine swap

From left, Staff Sgt. Jeffrey Abel and Senior Airmen Joseph Ulicny and Robert Robbins, all 100th Maintenance Squadron, prepare the engine cowlings on a KC-135R for removal April 20, 2013, in Southwest Europe. The engine needed to be replaced and sent back to a repair depot at Tinker Air Force Base, Okla., after it was damaged beyond the forward deployed 351st Expeditionary Air Refueling Squadron’s ability to fix it. (U.S. Air Force photo by 1st Lt. Christopher Mesnard/Released)

RAF Mildenhall rocks out with Drowning Pool

C.J. Pierce, Drowning Pool guitarist, plays a solo during the Drowning Pool concert May 3, 2013, at RAF Mildenhall, England. The concert, sponsored by the USO, helped raise morale for Team Mildenhall. (U.S. Air Force photo by Airman 1st Class Kelsey Waters/Released)

RAF Mildenhall rocks out with Drowning Pool

Members of Drowning Pool take a photo with Angelica Sill, wife of Master Sgt. Jerrit Sill, 352nd Special Operations Support Squadron section chief of data systems from The Colony, Texas, May 3, 2013, at RAF Mildenhall, England. The band visited the base during the USO-leg of their European tour. (U.S. Air Force photo by Airman 1st Class Kelsey Waters/Released)

RAF Mildenhall rocks out with Drowning Pool

Members of Team Mildenhall raise their hands during the Drowning Pool concert May 3, 2013, at RAF Mildenhall, England. The concert was sponsored by the USO, a non-profit organization that provides programs to boost morale for service members. (U.S. Air Force photo by Airman 1st Class Kelsey Waters/Released)

RAF Mildenhall rocks out with Drowning Pool

Mike Luce, Drowning Pool drummer, introduces a new song as part of a concert sponsored by the USO May 3, 2013, at RAF Mildenhall, England. Drowning Pool visited the base as part of their European tour. (U.S. Air Force photo by Airman 1st Class Kelsey Waters/Released)