Training for AMC Rodeo 2007
Master Sgt. Jim Pittman lies in the boom pod at the rear of a KC-135 Stratotanker where he can maneuver the refueling boom used to connect with receiving aircraft. Sergeant Pittman, a boom operator from the 92nd Air Refueling Wing at Fairchild Air Force Base, Wash., has a Texas symbol on his headset in honor of his mother's side of the family, which hails from the Lone Star state. (U.S. Air Force photo/1st Lt. Tristan Hinderliter)