Photo by Tech. Sgt. Isaac Garden | 455th Air Expeditionary Wing | 09.12.2019
Col. Sean R. Monteiro, 451st Air Expeditionary Group commander, briefs U.S. Marine Corps Gen. Kenneth F. McKenzie, Jr., the commander of U.S. Central Command, on the mission of 451st AEG, Sept. 12, 2019, at Kandahar Airfield, Afghanistan. The Group has flown a combined 5,615 sorties, logging 53,195 combat flying hours in the last 5 months. (U.S. Air Force photo by Tech. Sgt. Isaac Garden)...
Photo by Staff Sgt. Christopher Drzazgowski | 455th Air Expeditionary Wing | 05.17.2019
U.S. Airmen assigned to the 340th Expeditionary Aerial Refueling Squadron out of Kandahar Airfield, Afghanistan, fly a KC-135 Stratotanker above an undisclosed location, May 17, 2019. The 340th EARS is primarily made up of Air National Guard personnel and conducts approximately 5,000 annual refuelings, contributing to more than 3,000 strikes from coalition airpower. (U.S. Air Force photo by......
Photo by Staff Sgt. Christopher Drzazgowski | 455th Air Expeditionary Wing | 05.17.2019
A U.S. Air Force F-16 Fighting Falcon receives fuel from a KC-135 Stratotanker assigned to the 340th Expeditionary Aerial Refueling Squadron out of Kandahar Airfield, Afghanistan, May 17, 2019. The F-16 fills a critical role of enabling local security, and close air support to coalition forces on the ground. (U.S. Air Force photo by Staff Sgt. Chris Drzazgowski)...
Photo by Staff Sgt. Christopher Drzazgowski | 455th Air Expeditionary Wing | 05.17.2019
A U.S. Air Force A-10 Thunderbolt II receives fuel from a KC-135 Stratotanker assigned to the 340th Expeditionary Aerial Refueling Squadron out of Kandahar Airfield, Afghanistan, May 17, 2019. The A-10 provides coalition forces with close air support and precision strike capacity for targeting Taliban revenue sources. (U.S. Air Force photo by Staff Sgt. Chris Drzazgowski)...
Photo by Staff Sgt. Christopher Drzazgowski | 455th Air Expeditionary Wing | 05.17.2019
A U.S. Air Force F-16 Fighting Falcon receives fuel from a KC-135 Stratotanker assigned to the 340th Expeditionary Aerial Refueling Squadron out of Kandahar Airfield, Afghanistan, May 17, 2019. The F-16 fills a critical role of enabling local security, and close air support to coalition forces on the ground. (U.S. Air Force photo by Staff Sgt. Chris Drzazgowski)...
Photo by Staff Sgt. Christopher Drzazgowski | 455th Air Expeditionary Wing | 05.17.2019
A U.S. Air Force boom operator assigned to the 340th Expeditionary Aerial Refueling Squadron out of Kandahar Airfield, Afghanistan, prepares to execute an aerial refueling mission in a KC-135 Stratotanker May 17, 2019. The 340th EARS is primarily made up of Air National Guard personnel and conducts approximately 5,000 annual refuelings, contributing to more than 3,000 strikes from coalition......
Photo by Staff Sgt. Christopher Drzazgowski | 455th Air Expeditionary Wing | 05.17.2019
U.S. Airmen assigned to the 340th Expeditionary Aerial Refueling Squadron, conduct a pre-flight brief at Kandahar Airfield, Afghanistan, May 17, 2019. The 340th EARS is primarily made up of Air National Guard personnel and conducts approximately 5,000 annual refuelings, contributing to more than 3,000 strikes from coalition airpower. (U.S. Air Force photo by Staff Sgt. Chris Drzazgowski)...
Photo by Staff Sgt. Christopher Drzazgowski | 455th Air Expeditionary Wing | 05.17.2019
The moon peaks outside the window of a KC-135 Stratotanker assigned to the 340th Expeditionary Aerial Refueling Squadron out of Kandahar Airfield, Afghanistan, May 17, 2019. The 340th EARS is primarily made up of Air National Guard personnel and conducts approximately 5,000 annual refuelings, contributing to more than 3,000 strikes from coalition airpower. (U.S. Air Force photo by Staff Sgt.......
