I had an amazing opportunity to take a flight on a KC-135R with the Ohio National Guard. We flew to Beckley WV and the into Illinois. On the way we refueled a Lockheed C5B galaxy.
From the ONG website:
Educators from around the state traveled to Rickenbacker Air National Guard Base in Columbus, Ohio, on April 10, 2014, to learn about the Ohio National Guard and take a ride on one of the 121st Air Refueling Wing’s KC-135R Stratotankers. Coordinated by the ONG Community Outreach Office, these quarterly orientation events educate community leaders such as educators, employers, attorneys and health care providers about the various missions and military occupations of Ohio’s Citizen-Soldiers and -Airmen. (Master Sgt. Ralph Branson, ONG)
KC-135 Interior
Airman lying prone in the back of the KC-135 controlling the boom that transfers the fuel.
Lining up with the C5B (when fueling you could see the facial expressions of the other pilot.
Lockheed C5B galaxy (not my photos)
