A wide angle look out the boom pod of a KC 135 on to a B-52 Stratofortress. On the right hand side of the window are wires and cables

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Readiness Safeguard 08-4

LOCATION UNKNOWN - Tech. Sgt. Christopher Coulter, a security forces craftsman with the126th Security Forces Squadron, remains vigilant for more action while detaining a man trying to illegally access the installation durring a training simulation. Coulter deployed to the Combat Readiness and Training Center in May for Readiness Safeguard 08-4. The 126 SFS is assigned to the 126th Air Refueling Wing at Scott AFB, Ill. and is part of the Illinois Air National Guard.(U.S. Air Force photo by Master Sgt. Franklin Hayes)
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Refuel

A KC-135 Stratotanker's flying boom awaits a B-2 Spirit to be refueled during an air refueling mission. The B-2 Spirit is from Whiteman Air Force Base, Mo. and the KC-135 Stratotanker is assigned to the 126th Air Refueling Wing, Scott Air Force Base, Ill. (U. S. Air Force photo/Staff Sgt. Desiree N. Palacios)
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Joint Task Force - South

Illinois Governer Rod Blagojevich greets Illinois Air National Guard Col. Rick Nyalka at the Joint Task Force - South headquarters in Alton, Ill. Nyalka is the military commander of the JTF-S which is responsible for supplying the area with Illinois National Guard personnel and equipment as they battle the flooding of the MIssissippi river. (photo by U.S. Air Force Master Sgt. Ken Stephens)
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Refuel

Maj. Jen Moore looks over mission paperwork for a refueling mission leaving Scott Air Force Base, Ill. Major Moore and her crew will be refueling two B-2 Spirits from Whiteman Air Force Base, Mo. Major Moore is a KC-135 Stratotanker pilot assigned to the 126th Air Refueling Wing. (U. S. Air Force photo/Staff Sgt. Desiree N. Palacios)
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KC-135 Stratotanker

Tech. Sgt. Kris Randolph removes a panel from the left wing of a KC-135R Stratotanker to remove some debris. Sergeant Randolph is a crew chief with the 126th Air Refueling Wing at Scott Air Force Base, Ill. (U.S. Air Force photo/Bennie J. Davis III)
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KC-135 Stratotanker

Senior Airman Stephen Nicolls inspects a surge boot installation tool he created to service a KC-135R Stratotanker boom pod. The tool had to be created because none were being manufactured any longer for the aging tanker aircraft. Airman Nicholls is an aircraft metals technician with the 126th Air Refueling Wing at Scott Air Force Base, Ill. (U.S. Air Force photo/Bennie J. Davis III)
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Guardsmen deploy in support of Operation Odyssey Dawn

A member of the Illinois Air National Guard's 126th Air Refueling Wing performs preflight checks on a KC-135 Stratotanker March 25, 2011, at Scott Air Force Base, Ill., in preparation for deployment in support of Operation Odyssey Dawn. (U.S. Air Force photo/Staff Sgt. Brian J. Valencia)
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Refuel

Maj. Jen Moore, 1st Lt. Brent Smith and Master Sgt. Daniel Brown discuss their flight plans during a pre-flight briefing. Major Moore and Lieutenant Smith are KC-135 Stratotanker pilots and Sergeant Brown is a boom operator assigned to the 126th Air Refueling Wing. (U. S. Air Force photo/Staff Sgt. Desiree N. Palacios)
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Readiness Safeguard 08-4

Illinois Air National Guard Chaplain (Lieutenant Colonel) Leslie Summers convinces a frustrated airman to submit to a search by security personnel during an exercise scenario. Chaplain Summers is a member of the 126th Air Refueling Wing located at Scott AFB, Ill. (photo by U.S. Air Force Master Sgt. Franklin Hayes)
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Refuel

Sergeant Brown, a KC-135 Stratotanker boom operator assigned to the 126th Air Refueling Wing at Scott Air Force Base, Ill., prepares to refuel two B-2 Spirits from Whiteman AFB, Mo. (U. S. Air Force photo/Staff Sgt. Desiree N. Palacios)
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Operation Unified Protector

WESTERN EUROPE (April 15, 2011) -- Master Sgt. Leslie Frye, 126th Air Refueling Wing, Illinois Air National Guard, explains the maintenance status report of the 313th Air Expeditionary Wing to Lt. Gen. Robert Allardice, commander of 18th Air Force. The 313th AEW supports Operation Unified Protector, a NATO-led mission in Libya to protect civilian and civilian-populated areas under threat of attack. The 313th AEW provides aerial refueling to U.S. and coalition aircraft with KC-135 Stratotankers and KC-10 Extenders. (U.S. Air Force photo by Tech. Sgt. Stacy Gault/Released)
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Profile: In-Flight Refueler, Master Sgt. Daniel Brown

Profile: In-Flight Refueler, Master Sgt. Daniel Brown. (U. S. Air Force photo/Staff Sgt. Desiree N. Palacios)
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Refuel

Maj. Jen Moore and 1st Lt. Brent Smith conduct a pre-flight checklist before a refueling mission. (U. S. Air Force photo/Staff Sgt. Desiree N. Palacios)
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Global Rangers

Gen. Arthur J. Lichte stands in front of a KC-135 Stratotanker on the flightline at Scott Air Force Base, Ill. General Lichte is the commander of Air Mobility Command. (U.S. Air Force photo/Staff Sgt. Desiree N. Palacios)
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