Coalition Royal Air Force members participate in AUAB crew chief for a day program

Crew chief for a day participants, Royal Air Force Senior Aircraftman Technician Joe Carter-Blundell, left, a computer information systems technician for the 901 Expeditionary Air Wing, and RAF Corporal Amy Sutherland, a command support Junior Non Commissioned Officer for Joint Force Communication Information Systems (Middle East), listen as a U.S. Air Force KC-135 Stratotanker pilot describes the preflight check process at Al Udeid Air Base, Qatar, Feb. 16, 2021. The crew chief for a day program provides direct exposure to the 379th Air Expeditionary Wing's robust aerial refueling capability. (U.S. Air National Guard photo by Tech. Sgt. Brigette Waltermire)

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Coalition Royal Air Force members participate in AUAB crew chief for a day program

The Triangle-K symbol designating the 379th Air Expeditionary Wing sits in the foreground as crew chief for a day participants from the Royal Air Force coalition based at Al Udeid Air Base, Qatar, speak with U.S. Air Force crew chiefs as they prepare to launch a KC-135 Stratotanker aircraft Feb. 16, 2021. The crew chief for a day program provides direct exposure to the 379th Air Expeditionary Wing's robust aerial refueling capability. (U.S. Air National Guard photo by Tech. Sgt. Brigette Waltermire)

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Coalition Royal Air Force members participate in AUAB crew chief for a day program

Crew chief for a day participants, Royal Air Force Corporal Amy Sutherland, a command support Junior Non Commissioned Officer for Joint Force Communication Information Systems (Middle East), and RAF Senior Aircraftman Technician Joe Carter-Blundell, a computer information systems technician for the 901 Expeditionary Air Wing, read over KC-135 Stratotanker technical orders for U.S. Air Force crew chiefs as the aircraft is refueled at Al Udeid Air Base, Qatar, Feb. 16, 2021. The crew chief for a day program provides direct exposure to the 379th Air Expeditionary Wing's robust aerial refueling capability. (U.S. Air National Guard photo by Tech. Sgt. Brigette Waltermire)

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Coalition Royal Air Force members participate in AUAB crew chief for a day program

Crew chief for a day participants, Royal Air Force Corporal Amy Sutherland, a command support Junior Non Commissioned Officer for Joint Force Communication Information Systems (Middle East), and RAF Senior Aircraftman Technician Joe Carter-Blundell, a computer information systems technician for the 901 Expeditionary Air Wing, alongside two U.S. Air Force crew chiefs, move a portable power generator prior to launching a KC-135 Stratotanker aircraft at Al Udeid Air Base, Qatar, Feb. 16, 2021. The crew chief for a day program provides direct exposure to the 379th Air Expeditionary Wing's robust aerial refueling capability. (U.S. Air National Guard photo by Tech. Sgt. Brigette Waltermire)

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Coalition Royal Air Force members participate in AUAB crew chief for a day program

Crew chief for a day participant, Royal Air Force Corporal Amy Sutherland, a command support Junior Non Commissioned Officer for Joint Force Communication Information Systems (Middle East), practices signaling the pilot of an aircraft with a U.S. Air Force crew chief while preparing to launch a KC-135 Stratotanker aircraft at Al Udeid Air Base, Qatar, Feb. 16, 2021. The crew chief for a day program provides direct exposure to the 379th Air Expeditionary Wing's robust aerial refueling capability. (U.S. Air National Guard photo by Tech. Sgt. Brigette Waltermire)

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Coalition Royal Air Force members participate in AUAB crew chief for a day program

Crew chief for a day participant, Royal Air Force Senior Aircraftman Technician Joe Carter-Blundell, a computer information systems technician for the 901 Expeditionary Air Wing, attaches a fuel line to a KC-135 Stratotanker aircraft at Al Udeid Air Base, Qatar, Feb. 16, 2021. The crew chief for a day program provides direct exposure to the 379th Air Expeditionary Wing's robust aerial refueling capability. (U.S. Air National Guard photo by Tech. Sgt. Brigette Waltermire)

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Coalition Royal Air Force members participate in AUAB crew chief for a day program

Crew chief for a day participant, Royal Air Force Corporal Amy Sutherland, a command support Junior Non Commissioned Officer for Joint Force Communication Information Systems (Middle East), secures a boom support jack in a compartment on a KC-135 Stratotanker aircraft at Al Udeid Air Base, Qatar, Feb. 16, 2021. The crew chief for a day program provides direct exposure to the 379th Air Expeditionary Wing's robust aerial refueling capability. (U.S. Air National Guard photo by Tech. Sgt. Brigette Waltermire)

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Coalition Royal Air Force members participate in AUAB crew chief for a day program

Crew chief for a day participants, Royal Air Force Corporal Amy Sutherland, a command support Junior Non Commissioned Officer for Joint Force Communication Information Systems (Middle East), and RAF Senior Aircraftman Technician Joe Carter-Blundell, a computer information systems technician for the 901 Expeditionary Air Wing, watch alongside a U.S. Air Force crew chief as a KC-135 Stratotanker aircraft is prepared for launch at Al Udeid Air Base, Qatar, Feb. 16, 2021. The crew chief for a day program provides direct exposure to the 379th Air Expeditionary Wing's robust aerial refueling capability. (U.S. Air National Guard photo by Tech. Sgt. Brigette Waltermire)

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Coalition Royal Air Force members participate in AUAB crew chief for a day program

Published Feb. 26, 2021
By Tech. Sgt. Brigette Waltermire
379th Air Expeditionary Wing

AL UDEID AIR BASE, Qatar -- Crew chief for a day participants, Royal Air Force Senior Aircraftman Technician Joe Carter-Blundell, left, a computer information systems technician for the 901 Expeditionary Air Wing, and RAF Corporal Amy Sutherland, a command support Junior Non Commissioned Officer for Joint Force Communication Information Systems (Middle East), listen as a U.S. Air Force KC-135 Stratotanker pilot describes the preflight check process at Al Udeid Air Base, Qatar, Feb. 16, 2021. The crew chief for a day program provides direct exposure to the 379th Air Expeditionary Wing's robust aerial refueling capability. (U.S. Air National Guard photo by Tech. Sgt. Brigette Waltermire)