96th Air Refueling Squadron's first operational mission
Master Sgt. Cohen Young (left), photojournalist with the Defense Media Activity, and Lt. Col. Eric Brumskilll, 96th Air Refueling Squadron KC-135 Stratotanker pilot, load gear into the aircraft for the second sortie of the squadron's first operational refueling mission, Dec. 15 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/Airman 1st Class Lauren Main)