Launching the jet
Airman 1st Class Jarred McGlothin (ground), 100th Aircraft Maintenance Squadron, communicates with Capt. Tim Gerne, 100th Air Refueling Wing pilot, prior to launching a KC-135 Stratotanker April 1, 2013. Airmen and aircraft deployed from the 100th ARW, RAF Mildenhall, England, to southwest Europe as the 351st Expeditionary Air Refueling Squadron Jan. 26, 2013. The 351st EARS has completed more than 130 sorties supporting French fighter aircraft conducting operations in Mali. The sorties include more than 6 million pounds of fuel transferred. (U.S. Air Force photo by Capt. Jason Smith)