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An Illinois Air National Guard KC-135 Stratotanker refuels a B-2 Stealth Bomber during a recent mission. The 126th Air Refueling Wing at Scott Air Force Base has three missions. The conventional mission involves refueling aircraft from the Navy, Marines, Air Force, Air Force Reserve and Air National Guard. These operations happen daily for Airmen at the 126th.


Pumping gas in the sky

An Illinois Air National Guard KC-135 Stratotanker refuels a B-2 Stealth Bomber during a recent mission. The 126th Air Refueling Wing at Scott Air Force Base has three missions. The conventional mission involves refueling aircraft from the Navy, Marines, Air Force, Air Force Reserve and Air National Guard. These operations happen daily for Airmen at the 126th.

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Capt. Carlos Bohorquez, a chaplain, and Master Sgt. Melissa Macke, a chaplains assistant, both with the 126th Air Refueling Wing, conduct mass at the chapel on Naval Air Facility, Atsugi, Japan, June 12, 2014. The Illinois Air National Guard chaplain's office, from Scott Air Force Base, Ill., is providing assistance to offices at NAF Atsugi while gaining training experience. (Air National Guard photo by Senior Airman Laura Muehl)
Capt. Carlos Bohorquez, a chaplain with the 126th Air Refueling Wing, conducts mass at the chapel on Naval Air Facility, Atsugi, Japan, June 12, 2014. The Illinois Air National Guard chaplain's office, from Scott Air Force Base, Ill., is providing assistance to offices at NAF Atsugi while gaining training experience. (Air National Guard photo by Senior Airman Laura Muehl)
A KC-135R Stratotanker from the 126 ARW, an Illinois Air National Guard unit stationed at Scott Air Force Base, Ill., refuels a B-52 from Minot Air Force Base, N.D. KC-135R is a key piece of USSTRATCOM's global strike and strategic deterrence missions to deter regional and strategic threats. USSTRATCOM relies on various task forces for the execution of its global missions, including space operations, information operations, missile defense, global command and control; intelligence, surveillance and reconnaissance (ISR); global strike and strategic deterrence, and combating weapons of mass destruction. (Air National Guard photo by Senior Airman Elise Stout)
Breston, a military working dog for the 375th Security Forces Squadron (SFS), holds his bite onto Staff Sgt. Bryan Dell, the 375 SFS kennel manager, during a demonstration at the 126th Air Refueling Wing facilities at Scott Air Force Base, Ill., April 28, 2014. K-9 units are a special section of the security forces that is inclusive to the military working dogs (Air National photo by Senior Airman Elise Stout).
Breston, a military working dog for the 375th Security Forces Squadron (SFS), waits for a command from Staff Sgt. Robert Bowman, a 375 SFS K-9 handler, to attack Staff Sgt. Bryan Dell, the 375 SFS kennel manager, during a demonstration at the 126th Air Refueling Wing facilities at Scott Air Force Base, Ill., April 28, 2014. K-9 units are a special section of the security forces that is inclusive to the military working dogs (Air National photo by Senior Airman Elise Stout).
Breston, a military working dog for the 375th Security Forces Squadron (SFS), attacks Staff Sgt. Bryan Dell, the 375 SFS kennel manager, after his handler, Staff Sgt. Robert Bowman, a 375 SFS K-9 handler, gave the command during a demonstration at the 126th Air Refueling Wing facilities at Scott Air Force Base, Ill., April 28, 2014. K-9 units are a special section of the security forces that is inclusive to the military working dogs (Air National photo by Senior Airman Elise Stout).
Breston, a military working dog for the 375th Security Forces Squadron (SFS), attacks Staff Sgt. Bryan Dell, the 375 SFS kennel manager, during a demonstration at the 126th Air Refueling Wing facilities at Scott Air Force Base, Ill., April 28, 2014. K-9 units are a special section of the security forces that is inclusive to the military working dogs (Air National photo by Senior Airman Elise Stout).
Breston, a military working dog for the 375th Security Forces Squadron, waits for a command from his handler during a demonstration at the 126th Air Refueling Wing facilities at Scott Air Force Base, Ill., April 28, 2014. K-9 units are a special section of the security forces that is inclusive to the military working dogs (Air National photo by Senior Airman Elise Stout).
Staff Sgt. Robert Bowman, a 375th Security Forces Squadron (SFS) K-9 handler, walks with his dog Breston during a demonstration at the 126th Air Refueling Wing facilities at Scott Air Force Base, Ill., April 28, 2014. K-9 units are a special section of the security forces that is inclusive to the military working dogs (Air National photo by Senior Airman Elise Stout).
Staff Sgt. Robert Bowman, a 375th Security Forces Squadron (SFS) K-9 handler, walks with his dog Breston during a demonstration at the 126th Air Refueling Wing facilities at Scott Air Force Base, Ill., April 28, 2014. K-9 units are a special section of the security forces that is inclusive to the military working dogs (Air National photo by Senior Airman Elise Stout).
Senior Master Sgt. Justin Wright (left), the maintenance supervisor for the 906 Air Refueling Squadron, explains to the Cyr family where the plaque of their son, Capt. Brandon Cyr, will be displayed on the memorial at Scott Air Force Base, Ill., April 24, 2014. Cyr died in a plane crash on April 27, 2013, while deployed to Afghanistan. The memorial service was presented by U.S. Air Force airmen of the 906 ARS and Illinois Air National Guard members assigned to the 126th Air Refueling Wing. (Air National Guard photo by Senior Airman Elise Stout)
Lt. Col. Gonzalo Reyna, 906th Air Refueling Squadron Commander, and Senior Master Sgt. Justin Wright, the maintenance supervisor for the 906 Air Refueling Squadron, unveil the new artist rendition of the plaques for Capt. Brandon Cyr, a pilot for the 906 ARS, that will be added to the memorial wall during a memorial service at Scott Air Force Base Ill., April 24, 2014. Cyr died in a plane crash on April 27, 2013, while deployed to Afghanistan. The memorial service was presented by U.S. Air Force airmen of the 906 ARS and Illinois Air National Guard members assigned to the 126th Air Refueling Wing. (Air National Guard photo by Senior Airman Elise Stout)