The planes must go on
The de-icing team, comprised of Airmen from the 22nd Aircraft Maintenance Squadron, positions their de-icing baskets Feb. 27, 2013, McConnell Air Force Base, Kan. After the second-largest snowfall on record for McConnell, teams of de-icing vehicles systematically removed snow and ice from KC-135 Stratotankers just before takeoff. (U.S. Air Force photo/Senior Airman Laura L. Valentine)