4/25/2013 - The 351st Expeditionary Air Refueling Wing refuels French Rafale fighter aircraft April 23, 2013, over Mali. The 351st’s Stratotankers have been flying refueling sorties for the French since Jan. 27, 2013, to allow their aircraft to fly close-air-support sorties for troops on the ground in Mali. (U.S. Air Force photo by 1st Lt. Christopher Mesnard/Released)

4/25/2013 - Airman 1st Class Anthony Ellsworth extends the boom and drogue on a KC-135 Stratotanker April 23, 2013, over Mali. The aircraft was refueling French Rafale fighter aircraft as they flew close-air-support sorties for troops in Mali. (U.S. Air Force photo by 1st Lt. Christopher Mesnard/Released)

4/25/2013 - Two French Rafale fighter aircraft prepare to break formation after refueling with a KC-135 Stratotanker April 23, 2013, over Mali. The Stratotankers are from the 100th Air Refueling Wing at RAF Mildenhall, England, and are currently operated by the 100th’s forward deployed unit, the 351st Expeditionary Air Refueling Squadron. (U.S. Air Force photo by 1st Lt. Christopher Mesnard/Released)

4/25/2013 - Two French Rafale fighter aircraft break formation after refueling with a KC-135 Stratotanker April 23, 2013, over Mali. The Stratotankers are from the 100th Air Refueling Wing at RAF Mildenhall, England, and are currently operated by the 100th’s forward deployed unit, the 351st Expeditionary Air Refueling Squadron. (U.S. Air Force photo by 1st Lt. Christopher Mesnard/Released)

4/25/2013 - A French Rafale fighter aircraft refuels with a KC-135 Stratotanker April 23, 2013, over Mali. The Stratotankers, from the 100th Air Refueling Wing at RAF Mildenhall, England, have been providing air-to-air refueling for the French since Jan. 27, 2013, and are currently being operated by the 100th’s forward deployed unit, the 351st Expeditionary Air Refueling Squadron. (U.S. Air Force photo by 1st Lt. Christopher Mesnard/Released)

4/25/2013 - A KC-135 Stratotanker prepares to enter an aerial refueling track April 23, 2013, over Mali to support French fighter aircraft in the area. The aircraft, from the 100th Air Refueling Wing at RAF Mildenhall, England, has been providing air-to-air refueling for the French since Jan. 27, 2013, and is currently operated by the 100th’s forward deployed unit, the 351st Expeditionary Air Refueling Squadron. (U.S. Air Force photo by 1st Lt. Christopher Mesnard/Released)

4/25/2013 - Two French Rafale fighter aircraft prepare to break formation after refueling with a KC-135 Stratotanker April 23, 2013, over Mali. The Stratotankers are from the 100th Air Refueling Wing at RAF Mildenhall, England, and are currently operated by the 100th’s forward deployed unit, the 351st Expeditionary Air Refueling Squadron. (U.S. Air Force photo by 1st Lt. Christopher Mesnard/Released)

4/25/2013 - Two French Rafale fighter aircraft break formation after refueling with a KC-135 Stratotanker April 23, 2013, over Mali. The Stratotankers are from the 100th Air Refueling Wing at RAF Mildenhall, England, and are currently operated by the 100th’s forward deployed unit, the 351st Expeditionary Air Refueling Squadron. (U.S. Air Force photo by 1st Lt. Christopher Mesnard/Released)