Altus AFB produces mission capable boom operators
Tech. Sgt. Jon Adams, left, performs a pre-brief with Airman 1st Class Greg Adams Sept. 22, 2014, at the KC-135 aircrew training center on Altus Air Force Base, Okla. Boom operators are aerial refueling specialists who conduct the offloading of fuel to U.S. Air Force and partner aircraft. They also deal with passengers, cargo, aeromedical evacuation missions and work with pilots to ensure the safe operation of the aircraft. Tech. Sgt. Adams is a 54th Air Refueling Squadron instructor boom operator and Airman 1st Class Adams is a student with the 97th Training Squadron. (U.S. Air Force photo/Senior Airman Franklin R. Ramos)