Capt. Chase Cooper, 350th Air Refueling Squadron pilot & evaluator, performs a pre-flight inspection of a KC-135 July 20, 2021, at Nellis Air Force Base, Nevada. Cooper is part of one of eight KC-46 and KC-135 flight crews sent from McConnell to Nellis as part of the RED FLAG “Tanker Task Force.” (U.S. Air Force photo by Staff Sgt. Nathan Eckert)