Kadena AB's 909th ARS conducts aerial refueling

U.S. Air Force photo by Senior Airman Jessi Monte
U.S. Air Force photo by Senior Airman Jessi Monte

Kadena AB's 909th ARS conducts aerial refueling

by Senior Airman Jessi Monte
18th Wing Public Affairs
October 19, 2021

U.S. Air Force Staff Sgt. Kalif Richardson, 909th Air Refueling Squadron in-flight refueling specialist, communicates with the receiving aircraft during aerial refueling over the Pacific Ocean Oct. 14, 2021. Also known as boom operators, in-flight refueling specialists transfer thousands of gallons of jet fuel into airborne aircraft.

 

 

 

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