96th Air Refueling Squadron's first operational flight
Lt. Col. Brian Hill, 96th Air Refueling Squadron commander (right), and Capt. Jasmine McCann, 96th ARS pilot, approach the Honolulu coastline in a KC-135 Stratotanker to land after completing the squadron's first operation al mission Dec. 14 at Joint Base Pearl Harbor-Hickam, Hawaii. During the mission, a 96th ARS KC-135 joined a KC-135 from the Iowa Air National Guard as part of a two-ship formation to refuel two B-52 Stratofortresses on the way to Guam. (U.S. Air Force photo/Staff Sgt. Nathan Allen)