Reserve unit scrambles to guide troubled aircraft to safe landing
An NKC-135 aircraft from Kirtland Air Force Base, N.M., (left) shares ramp space with 916th Air Refueling Wing aircraft after safely landing following an in-flight emergency on April 17. The Air Force Reserve Command's 916th ARW, Air Force Reserve, helped the damaged aircraft land safely after launching a KC-135R Stratotanker to fly on its wing, assisting it in a visual landing. (U.S. Air Force photo/Capt. Shannon Mann)