Maintenance inspection

WESTERN EUROPE (May 10, 2011) -- Tech. Sgt. Ben Smith, 171st Air Refueling Wing, Pittsburgh, performs a function check on the lights of a KC-135 Stratotanker from the 91st Air Refueling Squadron, MacDill Air Force Base, Fla. Currently assigned to the 313th Air Expeditionary Wing, he is a member of the maintenance group responsible for maintaining the wing's aircraft fleet. The wing supports Operation Unified Protector, a NATO-led mission in Libya to protect civilians and civilian-populated areas under threat of attack. The 313th AEW provides aerial refueling to U.S. and coalition aircraft with KC-135 Stratotankers and KC-10 Extenders. (U.S. Air Force photo by Tech. Sgt. Stacy Gault/Released)

Maintenance inspection

WESTERN EUROPE (May 10, 2011) -- Staff Sgt. Brian Thomsen, 171st Air Refueling Wing, Pittsburgh, cleans hydraulic fluid from the window in a KC-135 Stratotanker boom pod. Currently assigned to the 313th Air Expeditionary Wing, he is a member of the maintenance group responsible for maintaining the wing's aircraft fleet. The wing supports Operation Unified Protector, a NATO-led mission in Libya to protect civilians and civilian-populated areas under threat of attack. The 313th AEW provides aerial refueling to U.S. and coalition aircraft with KC-135 Stratotankers and KC-10 Extenders. (U.S. Air Force photo by Tech. Sgt. Stacy Gault/Released)

Maintenance inspection

WESTERN EUROPE (May 10, 2011) -- Staff Sgt. Brian Thomsen, 171st Air Refueling Wing, Pittsburgh, props up the tail stand of a KC-135 Stratotanker following an aerial refueling over the Mediterranean Sea. Currently assigned to the 313th Air Expeditionary Wing, he is a member of the maintenance group responsible for maintaining the wing's aircraft fleet. The wing supports Operation Unified Protector, a NATO-led mission in Libya to protect civilians and civilian-populated areas under threat of attack. The 313th AEW provides aerial refueling to U.S. and coalition aircraft with KC-135 Stratotankers and KC-10 Extenders. (U.S. Air Force photo by Tech. Sgt. Stacy Gault/Released)

Maintenance inspection

WESTERN EUROPE (May 10, 2011) -- Staff Sgt. Don Baker, 171st Air Refueling Wing, Pittsburgh, marshalls a KC-135 Stratotanker from the 91st Air Refueling Squadron, MacDill Air Force Base, Fla. Currently assigned to the 313th Air Expeditionary Wing, he is a member of the maintenance group responsible for maintaining the wing's aircraft fleet. The wing supports Operation Unified Protector, a NATO-led mission in Libya to protect civilians and civilian-populated areas under threat of attack. The 313th AEW provides aerial refueling to U.S. and coalition aircraft with KC-135 Stratotankers and KC-10 Extenders. (U.S. Air Force photo by Tech. Sgt. Stacy Gault/Released)

Maintenance inspection

WESTERN EUROPE (May 10, 2011) -- Staff Sgt. Glen Meyers, 157th Air Refueling Wing, New Hampshire Air National Guard, inspects an axle for the main landing gear wheel and tire assembly installation. Currently assigned to the 313th Air Expeditionary Wing, he is assigned to the maintenance group responsible for maintaining the wing's aircraft fleet. The wing supports Operation Unified Protector, a NATO-led mission in Libya to protect civilians and civilian-populated areas under threat of attack. The 313th AEW provides aerial refueling to U.S. and coalition aircraft with KC-135 Stratotankers and KC-10 Extenders. (U.S. Air Force photo by Tech. Sgt. Stacy Gault/Released)

Operation Unified Protector

WESTERN EUROPE (May 4, 2011) --Lt. Gen. Rusty Findley, Air Mobility Command vice commander, addresses Airmen of the 313th Air Expeditionary Wing during his visit May 4. The 313th AEW supports Operation Unified Protector, a NATO-led mission in Libya to protect civilian and civilian-populated areas under threat of attack. The 313th AEW provides aerial refueling to U.S. and coalition aircraft with KC-135 Stratotankers and KC-10 Extenders. (U.S. Air Force photo by Tech. Sgt. Stacy Gault/Released)