Air Force Airman 1st Class Fausto Olivo (left) and Capt. Sushil Ramrakha perform pre-flight aircraft checks on their KC-135 Stratotanker at Istres, France, on May 28, 2001. The Stratotanker will fly an aerial refueling mission over the Adriatic Sea, refueling U.S. and NATO aircraft patrolling the Balkan region in support of NATO Operation Joint Forge. Ramrakha, a Stratotanker pilot, and Olivo, a Stratotanker crew chief, are deployed with about 20 other aircrew members and maintenance personnel from McConnell Air Force Base, Kan., to the 16th Expeditionary Operations Group.
Master Sgt. Kenneth Fidler, U.S. Air Force
Taken on 28 May 2001
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