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Thirsty Buff

OPERATION ENDURING FREEDOM -- A KC-10A Extender with the 380th Air Expeditionary Wing lowers its flying boom to provide fuel to an approaching B-52H Stratofortress over Southwest Asia. (U.S. Air Force photo by Chaplain (Lt. Col.) Redmond Raux)
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Stealth bomber

The B-2 Spirit is a multi-role bomber capable of delivering both conventional and nuclear munitions. A dramatic leap forward in technology, the bomber represents a major milestone in the U.S. bomber modernization program. The B-2 brings massive firepower to bear, in a short time, anywhere on the globe through previously impenetrable defenses. (U.S. Air Force photo)
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Spirit in the sky

EDWARDS AIR FORCE BASE, Calif. -- A B-2 Spirit drops Joint Direct Attack Munitions separation test vehicles over Edwards in an earlier test. On Aug. 6, a B-2 dropped 80 inert JDAMs during a test to increase the B-2's operational capability. (Courtesy photo)
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Bombs away

EDWARDS AIR FORCE BASE, Calif. -- A B-1B Lancer from the global power bomber combined test force here drops a Joint Standoff Weapon during a recent test mission. The test marked the first time the JSOW has been dropped from the long-range bomber. (U.S. Air Force photo by Steve Zapka)
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Bomber meets boomer

GRAND FORKS AIR FORCE BASE, N.D. -- A B-1 Lancer from Ellsworth Air Force Base, S.D., negotiates its way to an aerial refueling boom of a KC-135 Stratotanker from the 905th Air Refueling Wing based here. (U.S. Air Force photo by Tech. Sgt. Jim Varhegyi)
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B-17

TRAVIS AIR FORCE BASE, Calif. -- Maj. Gen. John Becker (top), 15th Air Force commander, co-pilots a B-17 Flying Fortress at Nut Tree airport in Vacaville, Calif., after performing a flyover May 27. Chief Master Sgt. David Spector from 60th Air Mobility Wing here monitors the aircraft's movement. The B-17 was the first plane operated by Travis' 6th Air Refueling Squadron. (U.S. Air Force photo by Capt. Michele Tasista)
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Coca-Cola 600 fly over

CONCORD, N.C. -- Members of the Wood Brothers Race Team watch a B-2 Spirit stealth bomber fly over their Air Force Centennial of Flight race car. The B-2 conducted the flyover during pre-race ceremonies for the NASCAR Coca-Cola 600 at Lowe's Motor Speedway here May 25. The Air Force car carried a patch from the 333rd Fighter Squadron at Seymour Johnson Air Force Base, N.C., in honor of Maj. William Watkins and Capt. Eric Das, an F-15E Strike Eagle crew killed in action during Operation Iraqi Freedom. Watkins and Das performed the flyover for the 2002 Coca-Cola 600. (U.S. Air Force photo by Larry McTighe)
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Over enemy skies

OPERATION ENDURING FREEDOM -- A B-52 Stratofortress pilot from the 40th Expeditionary Bomb Squadron scans the sky over Afghanistan, May 14, 2003, in support of Operation Enduring Freedom. (U.S. Air Force photo by Tech. Sgt. Richard Freeland)
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The Alaskan pipeline

OVER ALASKA (AFPN) -- A B-52H Stratofortress receives fuel over Alaska during a recent mission. The B-52H Avionics Midlife Improvement project completed two missions to test new hardware and software upgrades. With the upgrades, B-52s will continue flying until 2040. (Courtesy photo)
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Welcome home shower

ELLSWORTH AIR FORCE BASE, S.D. -- Base firefighters welcome home B-1 Lancer crews here May 13. Six B-1s and their crews return to a crowd of family and friends welcoming them home. As of May 8, B-1s flew 497 combat sorties supporting operations Enduring Freedom and Iraqi Freedom and dropped 4.56 million pounds of munitions. (U.S. Air Force photo by Airman 1st Class Karah McNeill)
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Sweet home South Dakota

ELLSWORTH AIR FORCE BASE, S.D. -- A B-1 Lancer prepares to stop on the flightline here after returning from a deployment May 13. Six B-1s and their crews return to a crowd of family and friends welcoming them home. As of May 8, B-1s flew 497 combat sorties supporting operations Enduring Freedom and Iraqi Freedom and dropped 4.56 million pounds of munitions. (U.S. Air Force photo by Airman 1st Class Karah McNeill.)
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Home again

ELLSWORTH AIR FORCE BASE, S.D. -- Six B-1 Lancers and their crews return to a crowd of family and friends welcoming them home here May 13. As of May 8, B-1s flew 497 combat sorties supporting operations Enduring Freedom and Iraqi Freedom and dropped 4.56 million pounds of munitions. (U.S. Air Force photo by Airman 1st Class Karah McNeill)
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Lancers arrive home

OPERATION IRAQI FREEDOM -- A B-1B Lancer from the 37th Bomb Squadron taxis in to Ellsworth Air Force Base, S.D., May 13, 2003. The bomber is returning from a deployment in support of Operation Iraqi Freedom. (U.S. Air Force photo by Airman 1st Class Michael B. Keller)
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View from above

BARKSDALE AIR FORCE BASE, La. -- A view looking down on the 2003 "Defenders of Liberty" air show held here May 10-11. Crowds saw two days of flying which included the U.S. Air Force Thunderbirds, U.S. Army Golden Knights and the Canadian Forces Snowbirds. (U.S. Air Force photo by Master Sgt. Michael A. Kaplan)
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Fueling the fight

OPERATION ENDURING FREEDOM -- Staff Sgt. Bob Spychalski, a KC-135 Stratotanker boom operator, 28th Expeditionary Air Refueling Squadron, prepares to refuel a B-52 Stratofortress on its way to Afghanistan, May 7, 2003. (U.S. Air Force photo by Tech. Sgt. Richard Freeland)
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