Stratotanker three-ship mission refuels Stratofortress
RAF MILDENHALL, England -- Senior Airman Scott Kenady, 100th Aircraft Maintenance Squadron crew chief, tests out communications systems with the aircrew on board a KC-135 Stratotanker, which was part of the three-ship refueling mission with a B-52 Stratofortress Nov. 1, 2010. Each of the three aircraft off-loaded about 70,000 pounds of JP-8 aviation fuel. (U.S. Air Force photo/Karen Abeyasekere)