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Hungarian air force performs first historic air refueling with help from NATO ally, partner

Swedish air force Maj. Henrik Lahti, right, Swedish AF Gripen Operational Testing and Evaluation instructor pilot, debriefs a Hungarian air force JAS-39 Gripen pilot after their flight June 24, 2015, during air refueling familiarization training on Kecskemét air base, Hungary. Hungarian, U.S. and Swedish air force personnel met for a two-week familiarization period enabling the Hungarian JAS-39 Gripen pilots to successfully perform air refueling for the first time. (U.S. Air Force photo by Senior Airman Kate Thornton/Released)

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Hungarian air force performs first historic air refueling with help from NATO ally, partner

A Hungarian air force JAS-39 Gripen pilot, left, and Swedish air force Capt. Fredrik Borgsrtöm, Swedish AF Gripen Operational Testing and Evaluation instructor pilot, pose for a photo after completing the first air refueling training sortie in Hungarian history June 24, 2015, during air refueling familiarization training on Kecskemét air base, Hungary. Hungarian, U.S. and Swedish air force personnel met for a two-week familiarization period enabling the Hungarian JAS-39 Gripen pilots to successfully perform air refueling for the first time. (U.S. Air Force photo by Senior Airman Kate Thornton/Released)

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Hungarian air force performs first historic air refueling with help from NATO ally, partner

A JAS-39 Gripen takes off June 24, 2015, during air refueling familiarization training on Kecskemét air base, Hungary. Hungarian, U.S. and Swedish air force personnel met for a two-week familiarization period enabling the Hungarian JAS-39 Gripen pilots to successfully perform air refueling for the first time. (U.S. Air Force photo by Senior Airman Kate Thornton/Released)

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Hungarian air force performs first historic air refueling with help from NATO ally, partner

Hungarian and Swedish air force JAS-39 Gripen pilots perform a pre-flight inspection on their jet prior to take-off June 24, 2015, during air refueling familiarization training on Kecskemét air base, Hungary. Hungarian, U.S. and Swedish air force personnel met for a two-week familiarization period enabling the Hungarian JAS-39 Gripen pilots to successfully perform air refueling for the first time. (U.S. Air Force photo by Senior Airman Kate Thornton/Released)

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Hungarian air force performs first historic air refueling with help from NATO ally, partner

Swedish air force Capt. Fredrik Borgsrtöm, Swedish AF Gripen Operational Testing and Evaluation instructor pilot, discusses the flight plan with U.S. and Hungarian air forces prior to flying June 24, 2015, during AR familiarization training on Kecskemét air base, Hungary. The familiarization started with two days of classroom academics then each Hungarian Gripen pilot flew with a Swedish instructor pilot for hands-on practice. (U.S. Air Force photo by Senior Airman Kate Thornton/Released)

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Hungarian air force performs first historic air refueling with help from NATO ally, partner

A Hungarian air force JAS-39 Gripen pilot discusses air refueling with Swedish air force Lt. Col. Pierre Ziherl and Maj. Henrik Lahti, Swedish AF Gripen Operational Testing and Evaluation instructor pilots, before their flight June 24, 2015, during AR familiarization training on Kecskemét air base, Hungary. The familiarization started with two days of classroom academics then each Hungarian Gripen pilot flew with a Swedish instructor pilot for hands-on practice. (U.S. Air Force photo by Senior Airman Kate Thornton/Released)

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Hungarian air force performs first historic air refueling with help from NATO ally, partner

Hungarian air force JAS-39 Gripen pilots learn about air refueling June 23, 2015, during AR familiarization training on Kecskemét air base, Hungary. Hungarian, U.S. and Swedish air force personnel met for a two-week familiarization period enabling the Hungarian JAS-39 Gripen pilots to successfully perform air refueling for the first time. (U.S. Air Force photo by Senior Airman Kate Thornton/Released)

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Hungarian air force performs first historic air refueling with help from NATO ally, partner

U.S. Air Force Maj. Ben Kline, second from right, 100th Air Refueling Wing KC-135 Stratotanker pilot and command post chief from Taylor, Mich., and U.S. Air Force Tech. Sgt. Daniel Maas, right, 351st Air Refueling Squadron boom operator from Hoskins, Neb., explains air refueling procedures from the tanker perspective to Hungarian and Swedish air force JAS-39 Gripen pilots June 23, 2015, during AR familiarization training on Kecskemét air base, Hungary. The NATO allies and partners met for a two-week familiarization period enabling the Hungarian JAS-39 Gripen pilots to successfully perform air refueling for the first time. (U.S. Air Force photo by Senior Airman Kate Thornton/Released)

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Teamwork key as 100th CES Airmen perform bivouac training

U.S. Air Force Airmen from the 100th Civil Engineer Squadron use the military grid reference system in order to plot and navigate to a coordinate during a land navigation exercise as part of 100th CES bivouac training June 25, 2015, on RAF Mildenhall, England. The MGRS is used between all emergency agencies and Airmen were taught how using the system effectively results in expedient operations. (U.S. Air Force photo by Karen Abeyasekere/Released)

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Teamwork key as 100th CES Airmen perform bivouac training

U.S. Air Force Airman 1st Class Thao Chau, 100th Civil Engineer Squadron Power Production apprentice from Santa Rosa, Calif., uses a lensatic compass during the land navigation course in order to find the next “waypoint” in a field exercise designed to test her team’s compass and map reading skills during 100th CES bivouac training June 25, 2015, on RAF Mildenhall, England. Training also included team movement techniques, land navigation, use of night vision goggles and Humvee driving. (U.S. Air Force photo by Karen Abeyasekere/Released)

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Teamwork key as 100th CES Airmen perform bivouac training

U.S. Air Force Airmen from the 100th Civil Engineer Squadron drive Humvees in a convoy June 25, 2015, during 100th Civil Engineer Squadron bivouac training on RAF Mildenhall, England. Instructors from the 100th CES taught Airmen how to safely operate Humvees, from initial checks to hands-on operation which earned them Humvee driving qualifications. (U.S. Air Force photo by Karen Abeyasekere/Released)

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Teamwork key as 100th CES Airmen perform bivouac training

U.S. Air Force Senior Airman Logan Fountaine, standing, 100th Civil Engineer Squadron Engineering journeyman from Ontario, N.Y., instructs a land navigation course during the 100th CES bivouac training June 25, 2015, on RAF Mildenhall, England. The course focuses on survival techniques including how to read topographical maps, using a lensatic compass, and how to read and plot military grid reference system coordinates. (U.S. Air Force photo by Karen Abeyasekere/Released)

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Teamwork key as 100th CES Airmen perform bivouac training

U.S. Air Force Airman Brandon Campbell, 100th Civil Engineer Squadron Power Production apprentice from Santa Rosa, Calif., adjusts the rear diopter rings to focus his night-vision goggles in preparation for night operations training during 100th CES bivouac training June 25, 2015, on RAF Mildenhall, England. Training included team movement techniques, land navigation, use of night-vision goggles and Humvee driving. (U.S. Air Force photo by Karen Abeyasekere/Released)

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Teamwork key as 100th CES Airmen perform bivouac training

U.S. Air Force Airmen from the 100th Civil Engineer Squadron conduct high crawls during individual movement techniques training under the watchful eye of U.S. Air Force Master Sgt. Joshua Rosenberg, 100th CES Readiness and Emergency Management superintendent from Wichita, Kan., June 25, 2015, on RAF Mildenhall, England. Combat engineers are often called upon to deploy to austere locations and must be able to shoot, move and communicate effectively, and the training helps prepare them for all eventualities. (U.S. Air Force photo by Karen Abeyasekere/Released)

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Teamwork key as 100th CES Airmen perform bivouac training

U.S. Air Force Senior Airman Maxwell Davis, 100th Civil Engineer Squadron Pavements and Construction journeyman from Bakersfield, Calif., sets up a defensive fighting position while covering sectors during 100th CES bivouac training June 25, 2015, on RAF Mildenhall, England. During the training, 100th CES Airmen learned expedient construction techniques and proper position arrangements to provide security for an encampment or worksite. (U.S. Air Force photo by Karen Abeyasekere/Released)

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Teamwork key as 100th CES Airmen perform bivouac training

U.S. Air Force Airmen from the 100th Civil Engineer Squadron Structures shop stand up “tent city” June 25, 2015, during 100th CES bivouac training on RAF Mildenhall, England. The tents facilitated lodging for 76 Airmen and training which included team movement techniques, land navigation, use of night vision goggles and Humvee driving. The structures career field is often called upon to provide sleeping arrangements for service members in expeditionary environments. A six-man team can provide comfortable lodging for over 100 people in one day. (U.S. Air Force photo by Karen Abeyasekere/Released)

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Teamwork key as 100th CES Airmen perform bivouac training

U.S. Air Force Airmen from the 100th Civil Engineer Squadron demonstrate the bounding movement technique during the team movement section of the 100th CES bivouac training June 25, 2015, on RAF Mildenhall, England. Combat engineers are often called upon to perform outside-the-wire missions and must be able to move and operate as a team and training such as this helps prepares them for all eventualities. (U.S. Air Force photo by Karen Abeyasekere/Released)

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Air traffic controllers see crew home safely

U.S. Air Force Senior Airman John Moreno, right, 100th Operations Support Squadron air traffic controller from Killeen, Texas, communicates with airfield management while U.S. Air Force Senior Airman Charles Allen, also a 100th OSS ATC from Riverside, Calif., copies information onto a flight progress strip June 16, 2015, on RAF Mildenhall, England. The job of an ATC is to talk to the pilots on the ground and in the air to ensure they travel safely. (U.S. Air Force photo by Gina Randall/Released)

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100th MXS train for mission success

U.S. Air Force Airman 1st Class Maegen Correll, 100th Maintenance Squadron Aircraft Structural apprentice, works on a honeycomb core preparing the surface for fiberglass repair June 3, 2015, on RAF Mildenhall, England. The honeycomb core is used to distribute the load stress across the entirety of the panel. The Airman used the saw to cut the core straight and level with the surface of the panel. (U.S. Air Force photo by Gina Randall/Released)

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100th MXS train for mission success

U.S. Air Force Airman 1st Class Donavan Jerles, left, 100th Maintenance Squadron Aircraft Structural apprentice from Gulf Shores, Ala., places tape on part of a flap while U.S. Air Force Airman 1st Class Maegen Correll, 100th MXS Aircraft Structural apprentice, checks technical orders June 3, 2015, on RAF Mildenhall, England. Flaps are devices used to alter the lift characteristics of a wing and are mounted on the trailing edges of the wings of a fixed-wing aircraft to reduce the speed at which the aircraft can be safely flown and to increase the angle of descent for landing. They shorten takeoff and landing distances. (U.S. Air Force photo by Gina Randall/Released)

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