KC-135 Stratotanker - Keeping Stratotankers flying

YOKOTA AIR BASE, Japan (AFPN)—KC-135 Stratotanker pilot Capt. Brian Burr (right), preflights his aircraft with crew chief Senior Airman James Taimanglo before an exercise Cope North 05 morning sortie. Cope North is a bilateral exercise to enhance U.S. and Japanese air operations. It gives pilots from both countries opportunities to conduct training in air combat tactics, electronic combat and airborne air control. Captain Burr is with the 909th Air Refueling Squadron, and Airman Taimanglo with the 718th Aircraft Maintenance Squadron here. (U.S. Air Force photo by Master Sgt. Val Gempis)