James Watland flies aboard a KC-135 Stratotanker May 5, 2012, during a bosslift orientation flight hosted by the 927th Air Refueling Wing at MacDill Air Force Base, Fla. Watland served in the Air Force from 1952-1962 as an enlisted boom operator, being one of the first to work in aerial refueling. (U.S. Air Force photo/Staff Sgt. Shawn Rhodes)