Photo by Airman 1st Class Patrick ONeill | 22nd Air Refueling Wing | 08.12.2025
Lt. Col. Daniel Coombs, 140th Fighter Wing pilot, shows off a U.S. Air Force Academy football jersey over Kansas, Aug. 12, 2025. The USAFA was established in 1954. (U.S. Air Force photo by Airman 1st Class Patrick O’Neill)...
Photo by Airman 1st Class Patrick ONeill | 22nd Air Refueling Wing | 08.12.2025
Lt. Col. Daniel Coombs, 140th Fighter Wing pilot, flies an F-16 Fighting Falcon over Kansas, Aug. 12, 2025. Coombs was preparing for air refueling from a KC-135 Stratotanker assigned to McConnell Air Force Base, Kansas. (U.S. Air Force photo by Airman 1st Class Patrick O’Neill)...
Photo by Airman 1st Class Patrick ONeill | 22nd Air Refueling Wing | 08.12.2025
Lt. Col. Daniel Coombs, 140th Fighter Wing pilot, approaches for refueling in an F-16 Fighting Falcon over Kansas, Aug. 12, 2025. The football jersey displayed in the cockpit is from the U.S. Air Force Academy. (U.S. Air Force photo by Airman 1st Class Patrick O’Neill)...
Photo by Airman 1st Class Patrick ONeill | 22nd Air Refueling Wing | 08.12.2025
Lt. Col. Daniel Coombs, 140th Fighter Wing pilot, approaches the boom of a KC-135 Stratotanker over Kansas, Aug. 12, 2025. While refueling, Coombs had to stay centered on the tanker, and maintain his altitude and distance. (U.S. Air Force photo by Airman 1st Class Patrick O’Neill)...
Photo by Airman 1st Class Patrick ONeill | 22nd Air Refueling Wing | 08.12.2025
An F-16 Fighting Falcon assigned to the 140th Fighter Wing approaches a KC-135 Stratotanker assigned to McConnell Air Force Base, Kansas, over Kansas, Aug. 12, 2025. An F-16 can hold approximately 7,000 pounds of fuel internally. (U.S. Air Force photo by Airman 1st Class Patrick O’Neill)...
Photo by Airman 1st Class Patrick ONeill | 22nd Air Refueling Wing | 08.12.2025
Lt. Col. Daniel Coombs, 140th Fighter Wing pilot, displays a U.S. Air Force Academy football jersey inside the cockpit of an F-16 Fighting Falcon over Kansas, Aug. 12, 2025. Coombs graduated from the academy in 2005. (U.S. Air Force photo by Airman 1st Class Patrick O’Neill)...
Photo by Airman 1st Class Patrick ONeill | 22nd Air Refueling Wing | 08.12.2025
An F-16 Fighting Falcon assigned to the 140th Fighter Wing prepares to be refueled by a KC-135 Stratotanker assigned to McConnell Air Force Base, Kansas, over Kansas, Aug. 12, 2025. The F-16 is a multi-role fighter capable of air-to-air combat, air-to-surface attacks, and electronic warfare. (U.S. Air Force photo by Airman 1st Class Patrick O’Neill)...
Photo by Master Sgt. George Perkins | 171st Air Refueling Wing | 05.13.2025
An F-16 Fighting Falcon aircraft assigned to the 122nd Fighting Wing from Fort Wayne Air National Guard Base, Indiana, refueled with a KC-135 stratotanker aircraft, assigned to the 171st Air Refueling Wing, Pennsylvania Air National Guard during a routine training mission, May 14, 2025. (U.S. Air National Guard photo by Master Sgt. George Perkins)...