Lt. Col. Aaron Wardlaw, left, and Maj. Jody Griffin conduct pre-flight checks in a KC-135 Stratotanker at the Transit Center at Manas, Kyrgyzstan on Aug. 31, 2012. The 22nd Expeditionary Air Refueling Squadron KC-135 crew assisted a stricken fighter aircraft by guiding the jet through a series of specific maneuvers to reset the on-board flight computers and allowing the pilot to regain effective communications and navigational instruments. Wardlaw is a 22 EARS aircraft commander deployed out of the 137th Air Refueling Wing, Oklahoma Air National Guard, and a native of Stillwater, Okla. Griffin is a KC-135 pilot deployed out of the 137 ARW and a native of Greenville, Miss. (U.S. Air Force photo/Senior Airman Brett Clashman)