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KC-135 lands at Manas AB

A KC-135 Stratotanker, assigned to 22nd Expeditionary Air Refueling Squadron at Manas Air Base, Kyrgyz Republic, lands at Manas AB following a mission in the area of operation. The 22 EARS is stationed at the same location as the 376th Expeditionary Wing which is responsible for providing combat airlift and air refueling, principally in support of OPERATION ENDURING FREEDOM. (Air Force photo/SSgt. Les Waters)
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KC-135s on ramp at Manas AB

A row of KC-135 Stratotankers, assigned to 22nd Expeditionary Air Refueling Squadron at Manas Air Base, Kyrgyz Republic, await their next mission in the area of operation. The 22 EARS is stationed at the same location as the 376th Expeditionary Wing which is responsible for providing combat airlift and air refueling, principally in support of OPERATION ENDURING FREEDOM. (Air Force photo/SSgt. Les Waters)
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KC-135 prepares to depart

An Airman assigned to the 22nd Expeditionary Air Refueling Squadron at Manas Air Base, Kyrgyz Republic, gets one final look of the base before heading back to her home station at Fairchild AFB, Wash. The 22 EARS is stationed at the same location as the 376th Expeditionary Wing which is responsible for providing combat airlift and air refueling, principally in support of OPERATION ENDURING FREEDOM. (Air Force photo/Capt. Stan Paregien)
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Air Refueling over Afghanistan

A B-1B Lancer positions itself to receive fuel from a KC-135 Stratotanker assigned to the 22nd Expeditionary Air Refueling Squadron while flying over the mountains of Afghanistan Jan. 3. The 22 EARS fulfills the 376th Air Expeditionary Wing mission of providing fuel into Afghanistan in support of Operation Enduring Freedom. (U.S. Air Force photo/Sgt. Shannon Crane, CENTCOM/PA)
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Air Refueling over Afghanistan

An A-10 Thunderbolt II receives fuel while flying over Afghanistan Jan. 3. The KC-135 Stratotanker and her crew are assigned to the 22 Expeditionary Air Refueling Squadron. The 22 EARS performs part of the 376th Air Expeditionary Wing mission by delivering fuel to aircraft that provide air superiority and ground support to the troops in Afghanistan. (U.S. Air Force photo/Spc. Nicholas Fousck, CENTCOM/PA)
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Christmas Day over Afghanistan

Capt. Mike Englehardt, 22nd Expeditionary Air Refueling Squadron aircraft commander, pilots a KC-135 Stratotanker on take-off from Manas Air Base enroute to Afghanistan on an aerial refueling mission Christmas Day. Captain Englehardt is deployed from the 92 ARS at Fairchild Air Force Base, Wash. (U.S. Air Force photo/Master Sgt. Mitch Gettle)
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Christmas Day over Afghanistan

A KC-135 Stratotanker assigned to the 22nd Expeditionary Air Refueling Squadron refuels a B-1B Lancer over Afghanistan Christmas Day. The bomber received 39,000 pounds of fuel to continue its mission throughout the AOR. "It doesn't matter if it's Christmas Day, New Year's Day or the third Monday of the month - every day of the year we support our receivers and our guys on the ground," said Capt. Mike Englehardt, 22 EARS aircraft commander. (U.S. Air Force photo/Master Sgt. Mitch Gettle)
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Christmas Day over Afghanistan

A B-1B Lancer approaches the boom of a KC-135 Stratotanker for refueling Christmas Day. The bomber received 39,000 pounds of fuel to continue its mission over the Afghanistan AOR. The KC-135 is assigned to the 22nd Expeditionary Air Refueling Squadron, Manas Air Base, Kyrgyzstan. (U.S. Air Force photo/Master Sgt. Mitch Gettle)
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Snow, sub-freezing temps no match for Manas team

A KC-135 Stratotanker takes off from Manas Air Base Nov. 23, the morning after the first snow fall of the season. “The first snowfall is always difficult as you implement procedures under actual conditions and time lines that you cannot create during the training sessions,” said Lt. Col. Richard Nelson, 376th Expeditionary Maintenance Group commander. “Everyone maintained focus on the overall wing mission and pulled together to make it happen.” The KC-135s here provide air refueling to aircraft over Afghanistan. (U.S. Air Force photo/Master Sgt. Mitch Gettle)
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