Close air support
SOUTHWEST ASIA (AFPN) — Tech. Sgt. Thomas Ireland keeps fuel flowing into a B-52 Stratofortress over Afghanistan during a close-air-support mission. The KC-135 Stratotanker transfers fuel at about 16 gallons per second. The bomber is from the 2nd Bomb Wing at Barksdale Air Force Base, La. (U.S. Air Force photo by Master Sgt. Lance Cheung)














