Operation Iraqi Freedom
Capt. Micah Vander Veen (Left) and 1st Lt. Jake Houston (right), assigned to the 340th Expeditionary Air Refueling Squadron, fly a KC-135 Stratotanker air refueling mission while being documented by Sttaff Sgt. Chalanda Roberts, 1st Combat Camera Squadron, on Feb. 10, 2009. The mission was in support of Operation Iraqi Freedom. Lt. Houston's home town is Buffalo, Ill., and Capt. Vandeer Veen is from Linden, Wash. (U.S. Air Force photo by Staff Sgt. James L. Harper Jr.) Released