Gas station 30,000 feet up

Released by U.S. Air Force Public Affairs Agency in USAF's official photostream on Flickr (uploaded August 22, 2011):



110818-F-CP197-005 - A U.S. Air Force A-10 Thunderbolt II ground attack aircraft is refueled by an Air Force KC-135 Stratotanker aerial refueling aircraft over southern Afghanistan on Aug. 18, 2011. The most prominent feature of the A-10 is the 30-millimeter GAU-8/A Avenger Gatling-gun cannon. This weapon is capable of firing 3,900 rounds a minute and can defeat an array of ground targets to include tanks. (U.S. Air Force photo by Master Sgt. Jeffrey Allen) Full size



110818-F-CP197-006 - A U.S. Air Force A-10 Thunderbolt II ground attack aircraft waits to refuel Aug. 18, 2011 over southern Afghanistan. The most prominent feature of the A-10 Thunderbolt II is the 30-millimeter GAU-8/A Avenger Gatling-gun cannon. Both the A-10 and GAU-8 entered service in 1977, and the gun accounts for 16 percent of the aircraft's weight. (U.S. Air Force photo by Master Sgt. Jeffrey Allen) Full size



110818-F-CP197-008 - A U.S. Air Force A-10 Thunderbolt II ground attack aircraft moves into position to get refueled by an Air Force KC-135 Stratotanker aerial refueling aircraft Aug. 18, 2011. The A-10, deployed to Afghanistan from Moody Air Force Base, Ga., is on a mission to provide close air support to coalition forces in Afghanistan. (U.S. Air Force photo by Master Sgt. Jeffrey Allen) Full size

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Note: Pictured at least in the second and third photo is A-10C 78-0674 from the 74th Fighter Squadron.

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