Fueling the fight

Capt. Brittany Gilmer pilots a KC-135 Stratotanker over the Joint Pacific Alaska Range Complex during RED FLAG-Alaska 11-1, April 28, 2011. The JPARC covers more than 67,000 square miles and enables the military to have the largest air-ground training complex in America. Captain Gilmer is a KC-135 pilot assigned to the 92nd Air Refueling Wing, Fairchild Air Force Base, Wash. (U.S. Air Force photo/Staff Sgt. Miguel Lara III)Miguel Lara III)

33rd RQS wins third straight "Jolly Green Rescue Mission of the Year"

Capt. Gabriel Brown takes command of an HH-60 Pave Hawk helicopter during a routine training mission at Kadena Air Base, Japan. Captain Brown served as the downrange operations director for rescue flights Pedro 83 and 84 while deployed to Afghanistan in the fall of 2010. He and 12 other Airmen from the 33rd Rescue Squadron are being recognized as the recipients of the 2010 "Jolly Green Association Rescue Mission of the Year" award. This marks the third year in a row that the rescue squadron has claimed the award. (U.S. Air Force photo illustration/Staff Sgt. Jonathan Steffen and Senior Airman Shaunlee Hostutler)

33rd RQS wins third straight "Jolly Green Rescue Mission of the Year"

Airmen deployed from the 33rd Rescue Squadron hoist military personnel onto an HH-60G Pave Hawk during a training mission at Bagram Airfield, Afghanistan, Sept. 24, 2010. (U.S. Air Force photo illustration/Staff Sgt. Christopher Boitz and Senior Airman Shaunlee Hostutler)

33rd RQS wins third straight "Jolly Green Rescue Mission of the Year"

Capt. Marcus Maris, an HH-60 Pave Hawk helicopter pilot, poses in front of his aircraft. Captain Maris and 12 other Airmen from the 33rd Rescue Squadron are being recognized as the recipients of the "Jolly Green Association Rescue Mission of the Year" award. This marks the third year in a row that the rescue squadron has claimed the award. (U.S. Air Force photo illustration/Staff Sgt. Jonathan Steffen and Senior Airman Shaunlee Hostutler)

RED FLAG-Alaska provides tools to succeed

An F-15 Eagle taxis to the runway before conducting a simulated combat sortie over the Joint Pacific Alaska Range Complex during RED FLAG-Alaska, April 21, 2011. The JPARC covers more than 67,000 square miles and enables the military to have the largest air-ground training complex in America. The F-15 is assigned to the 44th Fighter Squadron, Kadena Air Base, Japan. (U.S. Air Force photo/Staff Sgt. Christopher Boitz)

Osan's A-10C at full force

Capt. Dan Haugh, 25th Fighter Squadron, climbs out of the cockpit of an A-10 Thunderbolt II April 21.The last two A-10C Thunderbolt II aircraft return to the Korean Peninsula from Exercise COPE TIGER/Balikatan deployment, which marks the first time that all A-10C model aircraft assigned to Osan AB ROK have been on the Korean Peninsula at the same time. The A-10C's primary mission is to provide lethal, precision firepower in any potential close air support scenario. (U.S. Air Force photo/Staff Sgt. Chad Thompson)