Operation Iraqi Freedom, Operation Enduring Freedom, Joint Task Force-Horn of Africa
Staff Sgt. Joshua Gill a hydraulic systems craftsman assigned to the 379th Expeditionary Aircraft Maintenance Squadron, uses a ratchet to tighten an air refueling pump control valve on a KC-135 Stratotanker, Dec. 4, at an undisclosed location in Southwest Asia. The KC-135 Stratotanker provides the core aerial refueling capability for the United States Air Force; it also provides aerial refueling support to Navy, Marine Corps and allied nation aircraft in the Central Command area of responsibility. Sergeant Gill is deployed from McConnell Air Force Base, Kan., in support of Operations Iraqi and Enduring Freedom and Joint Task Force-Horn of Africa. (U.S. Air Force photo by Tech. Sgt. Michael Boquette/Released)