A-10C Aerial Refueling training

Updated April 30, 2010

Released today by 355th Fighter Wing Public Affairs:



Three A-10C Thunderbolt IIs fly in formation beside a KC-135 during an aerial refueling mission in the Tombstone Military Operating Area in Southern Arizona April 27, 2010. Six pilots from the 358th Fighter Squadron completed their first aerial refueling mission as part of their A-10C pilot initial qualification course to become fully qualified A-10C attack pilots. (U.S. Air Force photo by Airman Jerilyn Quintanilla) Hi-res

Note: Visible in the foreground is A-10C 665 with blue fin-flashes from the 354th Fighter Squadron, followed by A-10C 167 (still without new fin-flashes), and another A-10C (also still without new fin-flashes).



1st Lt. Dan Griffin, a pilot assigned to the 358th Fighter Squadron, readies his A-10C beneath the boom of a KC-135 to receive 2,000 pounds of fuel during an aerial refueling mission in the Tombstone Military Operating Area in Southern Arizona April 27, 2010. Lieutenant Griffin is a student in the A-10C pilot initial qualification course and was one of six pilots from his squadron to refuel for the first time. Upon completion of the course in August he will become a fully qualified A-10C attack pilot. (U.S. Air Force photo by Airman Jerilyn Quintanilla) Hi-res

Note: The aircraft is A-10 665.



A KC-135 Stratotanker from the 117th Air Refueling Squadron, based out of Forbes Field, Kan., refuels an A-10C Thunderbolt II from the 355th Fighter Wing in the Tombstone Military Operating Area in Southern Arizona April 27, 2010. The crew and KC-135 supported refueling missions throughout the week so students enrolled in the A-10C pilot initial qualification course could accomplish their first-ever air-to-air refueling. (U.S. Air Force photo by Airman Jerilyn Quintanilla) Hi-res

Note: The aircraft is A-10 167.



A KC-135 Stratotanker from the 117th Air Refueling Squadron, based out of Forbes Field, Kansas, refuels an A-10C Thunderbolt II from the 355th Fighter Wing in the Tombstone Military Operating Area in Southern Arizona April 27, 2010. (U.S. Air Force photo by Airman Jerilyn Quintanilla) Hi-res

Note: The aircraft is A-10 210.



Capt. Marjie Norton and Maj. Stacey Moore, both pilots from the 117th Air Refueling Squadron based out of Forbes Field, Kansas, fly the KC-135 Stratotanker during an aerial refueling mission in Southern Arizona April 27, 2010, to support pilots from the 355th Fighter Wing. (U.S. Air Force photo by Airman Jerilyn Quintanilla) Hi-res



Staff Sgt. Ben Tressler, an in-flight refueling specialist from the 117th Air Refueling Squadron based out of Topeka, Kansas, operates the boom of a KC-135 during an aerial refueling mission in the Tombstone Military Operating Area in Southern Arizona April 27, 2010. (U.S. Air Force photo by Airman Jerilyn Quintanilla) Hi-res