Holiday deployment
Master Sgt. Jon Russell, 507th Maintenance Squadron Aerospace Group Equipment flight chief, supervises ground operations while two KC-135R Stratotankers packed with cargo and some of the 94 Citizen Airmen launch during a cold December 13th evening at Tinker Air Force Base, Oklahoma. The two jets deployed to Incirlik Air Base, Turkey to support on-going air refueling operations in Southwest Asia. (U.S. Air Force Photo/Maj. Jon Quinlan)