Fueling the Fight
OVER AFGHANISTAN - Capt. Steven Henderson and 1st Lt. Neil Mercer refuel their F-15E Strike Eagle on a mission over Eastern Afghanistan Aug. 2. Soon after the refueling, Captain Henderson and Lieutenant Mercer responded to a call for air support by troops in contact in the Nuristan Province. After a show of force flyover, the insurgents retreated from their attack on the forward operating base. Captain Henderson, the pilot, and Lieutenant Mercer, the weapon systems officer, are deployed from Seymour Johnson Air Force Base, N.C. (U.S. Air Force photo/Staff Sgt. J.G. Buzanowski)