/ Published April 11, 2014
A French air force E-3 Sentry serving in a NATO capacity takes on fuel from a 100th Air Refueling Wing KC-135 Stratotanker April 10, 2014, over Eastern Europe. The E-3 took on 60,000 pounds of fuel during the sortie. (U.S. Air Force photo by Airman 1st Class Dillon Johnston/Released)
A French air force E-3 Sentry serving in a NATO capacity breaks away after taking on fuel from a 100th Air Refueling Wing KC-135 Stratotanker April 10, 2014, over Eastern Europe. The 100th ARW provides aerial refueling to allied aircraft in Europe and Africa. (U.S. Air Force photo by Airman 1st Class Dillon Johnston/Released)
A French air force E-3 Sentry serving in a NATO capacity lines up to take on fuel from a 100th Air Refueling Wing KC-135 Stratotanker April 10, 2014, over Eastern Europe. The E-3 provides intelligence gathering capabilities and mobile radar. (U.S. Air Force photo by Airman 1st Class Dillon Johnston/Released)
U.S. Air Force Tech. Sgt. Daniel Maas, 351st Air Refueling Squadron instructor boom operator from Hoskins, Neb., pumps fuel into a French air force E-3 Sentry serving in a NATO capacity April 10, 2014, over Eastern Europe. The 351st ARS is the only aerial refueling squadron in the U.S. Air Forces in Europe, serving both Europe and Africa. (U.S. Air Force photo by Airman 1st Class Dillon Johnston/Released)