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Bandits Lead Tanker Takeoff

Tech. Sgt. Lucas Treat, 349th Air Refueling Squadron boom operator, carries engine covers in a KC-135 Stratotanker Apr. 8, 2020 at McConnell Air Force Base, Kansas. The deploying aircrew will fly a 16 hour direct flight to Al Udeid Air Base, Qatar. The KC-135 has the capability of traveling 1,500 miles with 150,000 pounds of transfer fuel. (U.S. Air Force photo by Airman 1st Class Nilsa E. Garcia)
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Bandits Lead Tanker Takeoff

1st Lt. Julia Knapp, 349th Air Refueling Squadron pilot, refers to her preflight checklist Apr. 9, 2020, at McConnell Air Force Base, Kansas. A pilot must ensure aircraft systems and flight controls are mission ready to support rapid global mobility. (U.S. Air Force photo by Airman 1st Class Nilsa E. Garcia)
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Bandits Lead Tanker Takeoff

Aircrews’ cargo sits on a baggage pallet Apr. 9, 2020, at McConnell Air Force Base, Kansas. A five-man team preloaded aircrews’ cargo onto the KC-135 Stratotanker, which allowed for the immediate departure of the deploying aircrew. (U.S. Air Force photo by Airman 1st Class Nilsa E. Garcia)
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Bandits Lead Tanker Takeoff

Senior Airman Joshua Granados, 349th Air Refueling Squadron boom operator, carries his personal belongings to a KC-135 Stratotanker Apr. 9, 2020, at McConnell Air Force Base, Kansas. In order to support ongoing air refueling operations, each aircraft was assigned a second augmented aircrew to take over operation of the aircraft during the second half of the flight to Qatar. (U.S. Air Force photo by Airman 1st Class Nilsa E. Garcia)
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Bandits Lead Tanker Takeoff

Maj. Seth Paulsen, 349th Air Refueling Squadron chief of standards and evaluations, reviews the mission and egress plan prior to a preflight check Apr. 8, 2020, at McConnell Air Force Base, Kansas. Approximately half of the 349th squadron deployed to Al Udeid Air Base, Qatar, supporting air refueling operations to U.S. and allied partners. (U.S. Air Force photo by Airman 1st Class Nilsa E. Garcia)
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349th and 350th ARS participate in cargo rodeo, enhance skills

Airmen pre-check cargo and straps before beginning the cargo rodeo Oct. 19, 2017, at McConnell Air Force Base, Kansas. Members of the 22nd OG and the 22nd Logistics Readiness Squadron worked together to build a realistic cargo loading-scenario to test knowledge and build unit cohesion. (U.S. Air Force photo by Airman 1st Class Alan Ricker)
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349th and 350th ARS participate in cargo rodeo, enhance skills

Master Sgt. Kenneth Harwood, 22nd Operations Group standardization and evaluation superintendent and Senior Master Sgt. Ben Cobb, 22nd OG operations superintendent, watch the cargo rodeo event from a KC-135 Stratotanker Oct. 19, 2017, at McConnell Air Force Base, Kansas. The cargo rodeo provided both squadrons with the skills needed to reduce safety hazards during any cargo-loading scenario. (U.S. Air Force photo by Airman 1st Class Alan Ricker)
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349th and 350th ARS participate in cargo rodeo, enhance skills

Col. Robert Hanovich, 22nd Operations Group commander, speaks to 349th and 350th Air Refueling Squadron Airmen before the cargo rodeo Oct. 19, 2017, at McConnell Air Force Base, Kansas. The cargo rodeo gave Airmen the chance to practice and perfect loading cargo. (U.S. Air Force photo by Airman 1st Class Alan Ricker)
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