18th Wing Commander, Brigadier General Gary North, flying a  F-15D Eagle, receives fuel from a  KC-135R Stratotanker piloted by Major James Seaward, Lieutenant David Eisenbrey, (copilot), Chief Master Sergeant Gregory Durand, (boom operator), Technical Sergeant David Steiner, (boom operator), and Colonel William Kunzweiller, (18th Operations Group Deputy Commander), while his wingman Captain Michael Casey, (F-15C), from the 44th Fighter Squadron, Kadena Air Base, Japan, and two F-16 Fighting Falcons piloted by Major Nathan Hill and Lieutenant Chris Heber, 36th Fighter Squadron, 51st Fighter Wing, Osan Air Base, South Korea, wait for their turn during a training mission over the Pacific Ocean near Okinawa, Japan.
MSGT Marvin Krause, USAF
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