KC-135 Stratotanker refueling mission
Capt. Courtland Stanley conducts a preflight check on the historic "Cherokee Rose" KC-135 Stratotanker April 21, 2010, at McConnell Air Force Base, Kan. Captain Stanley is a pilot assigned to the 344th Air Refueling Squadron. The Cherokee Rose holds 16 different Federation Aeronautique Internationale "time to climb" records over five different altitudes. (U.S. Air Force photo/Staff Sgt. Desiree N. Palacios)