KC-135 - Thunderous combat

EIELSON AIR FORCE BASE, Alaska—A KC-135 Stratotanker from Kadena Air Base, Japan, lands here Oct. 7 after an area familiarization flight in preparation for exercise Cope Thunder 06-1. The two-week Alaskan exercise is the largest air combat training exercise, involving more than 1,000 active-duty and Air National Guard Airmen and 87 aircraft. (U.S. Air Force photo by Staff Sgt. Joshua Strang)