Refueling the thunder
EGYPT -- An A-10 Thunderbolt II from the 188th Fighter Wing, Fort Smith, Ark., flies off the wing of a KC-135 Stratotanker assigned to the 100th Air Refueling Wing, RAF Mildenhall, England, during a coronet mission Oct. 12, 2012. A coronet is when an aerial refueling tanker escorts fighters over long distances, regularly topping off their fuel tanks along the way. (U.S. Air Force photo by Staff Sgt. Austin M. May)