Operation Iraqi Freedom, Operation Enduring Freedom, Joint Task Force-Horn of Africa
Tech. Sgt. Robert Prier, hydraulic craftsman assigned to the 379th Expeditionary Aircraft Maintenance Squadron, reattaches a hydraulic pump surge suppressor on a KC-135 Stratotanker engine, Nov. 26, at an undisclosed air base in Southwest Asia. The KC-135 Stratotanker provides the core aerial refueling capability for the Air Force, Navy, Marine Corps and allied nation aircraft in the Central Command area of responsibility. Sergeant Prier, a native of Pulaski, Tenn., is deployed from MacDill Air Force Base, Fla., 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)