KC-135 - Cargo tie-down

SCOTT AIR FORCE BASE, Ill. - From left to right Staff Sgt. Ralph Hoffmann helps Capt. Barbara Kippins and Tech. Sgt. Todd Hughes secure cargo on a KC-135 Stratotanker before departing to San Antonio Sept. 24, while assisting with Hurricane Rita humanitarian operations. Sergeant Hoffman is from the 54th Air Refueling Squadron at Altus Air Force Base, Okla., and Capt. Kippins and Sergeant Hughes are from the 375th Aeromedical Evacuation Squadron here. (U.S. Air Force photo by Tech. Sgt. Jennifer C. Wallis)