Master Sgt. Ted Buit prepares for an upcoming night operation inside the cockpit of a KC-135 Stratotanker at Fairchild Air Force Base, Wash., Nov. 15, 2012. Buit is the 92nd Operations Group standards evaluations NCO in charge and career boom operator. On this flight he surpassed 7,500 mishap free flying hours. (U.S. Air Force photo/Senior Airman Benjamin Stratton)