20 July 2009
A 'top-up' at 24000ft
The KC-135 team from 909th Air Refuelling Squadron Kadena Air Base, Okinawa, based in Japan, are preforming multiple air to air refuelling missions a day, topping up FA-18's, FA-15's, F-111's and C-17's from RAAF Darwin during Exercise Talisman Saber 09.
Best seat in the house- A C-17 from 15 Airlift Wing, Hickam Air Force Base, Hawaii, is at 24000ft refuelling with a KC-135 from 909th Air Refuelling Squadron Kadena Air Base, Okinawa.
(Date taken: 15 July 2009)
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Best seat in the house- Senior Master Sergeant Michael Steinkraus sits in the Boom Pod of a KC-135 and manoeuvres the ruddevator stick onto the United States C-17 during an air to air mission for Exercise Talisman Saber 09.
(Date taken: 15 July 2009)
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Best seat in the house- Taken from the window of the Boom Operator in the Boom Pod, A C-17 from 15 Airlift Wing, Hickam Air Force Base, Hawaii, is at 24000ft refuelling with a KC-135 from 909th Air Refuelling Squadron Kadena Air Base, Okinawa.
(Date taken: 15 July 2009)
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All full and ready for action- A United States Air Force C-17 from 15 Airlift Wing, Hickam Air Force Base, Hawaii, at 24000ft just completed refuelling with a KC-135 from 909th Air Refuelling Squadron Kadena Air Base, Okinawa and is off to complete a mission during exercise Talisman Saber 09.
(Date taken: 15 July 2009)
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Best seat in the house- A C-17 from 15 Airlift Wing, Hickam Air Force Base, Hawaii, is at 24000ft refuelling with a KC-135 from 909th Air Refuelling Squadron Kadena Air Base, Okinawa.
(Date taken: 15 July 2009)
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Best seat in the house- A C-17 from 15 Airlift Wing, Hickam Air Force Base, Hawaii, is at 24000ft refuelling with a KC-135 from 909th Air Refuelling Squadron Kadena Air Base, Okinawa.
(Date taken: 15 July 2009)
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Best seat in the house- Taken from the window of the Boom Operator in the Boom Pod, A C-17 from 15 Airlift Wing, Hickam Air Force Base, Hawaii, is at 24000ft refuelling with a KC-135 from 909th Air Refuelling Squadron Kadena Air Base, Okinawa.
(Date taken: 15 July 2009)
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Destination Darwin- Captain Lucas Karnes, Aircraft Commander of the United States Air Force KC-135 from 909th Air Refuelling Squadron Kadena Air Base, Okinawa returns to Darwin after an air to air refuelling mission during Exercise Talisman Saber 09.
(Date taken: 15 July 2009)
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(L-R) Captain Spencer McMahon and Captain Lucas Karnes
are part the United States Air Force KC-135 Air Crew that flew the air to air refuelling mission over Darwin during Exercise Talisman Saber 09.
