916th ARW Hosts North Carolina ESGR

Members of the 916th Air Refueling Wing poses for a group photo with 40 civilian employers of members of the 916 ARW on the flightline at Seymour Johnson Air Force Base, North Carolina, Sept.13. The 916 ARW, in collaboration with the North Carolina Employer Support of the Guard and Reserve, hosted a base tour and boss lift to give employers an inside look of an Airman’s life when in military status.

Sean P. Hayes looks out of a window of a KC-135 Stratotanker over Wilmington, North Carolina, Sept. 13. Hayes was one of 40 employers nominated by a member of the 916th Air Refueling Wing to attend a base tour and boss lift to get an inside look of an Airman’s life when in military status. (U.S. Air Force photo by Staff Sgt. Mary McKnight)

Susan Doyle, a district attorney with the Johnston County District Attorney Office, lays in the boom operator seat as U.S. Air Force Master Sgt. Alan R. Pelletier, 911th Air Refueling Squadron boom operator, instructs her on how to operate the boom over Wilmington, North Carolina, Sept. 13. Doyle was one of 40 employers nominated by a member of the 916th Air Refueling Wing to attend a base tour and boss lift to get an inside look of an Airman’s life when in military status. (U.S. Air Force photo by Staff Sgt. Mary McKnight)

U.S. Air Force Master Sgt. Alan R. Pelletier, 911th Air Refueling Squadron boom operator, refuels a F-15 Strike Eagle over Wilmington, North Carolina, Sept. 13. Pelletier refueled the F-15 for training during a boss lift hosted by the 916th Air Refueling Wing, in collaboration with the North Carolina Employer Support of the Guard and Reserve, to give employers an inside look of an Airman’s life when in military status. (U.S. Air Force photo by Staff Sgt. Mary McKnight)

Dr. Brad Rice, Stokes County School superintendent, snaps a selfie just before take-off from Seymour Johnson Air Force Base, North Carolina, Sept. 13. Rice was one of 40 employers nominated by a member of the 916th Air Refueling Wing to attend a base tour hosted by the 916 ARW in collaboration with the North Carolina Employer Support of the Guard and Reserve to give employers an inside look of an Airman’s life when in military status. (U.S. Air Force photo by Staff Sgt. Mary McKnight)

U.S. Air Force Col. Craig McPike, 916th Air Refueling Wing commander, briefs a group of civilian employers about the wing’s mission of rapid global air refueling on time, every time, at Seymour Johnson Air Force Base, North Carolina, Sept.13. The 916 ARW, in collaboration with the North Carolina Employer Support of the Guard and Reserve, hosted a boss lift and base tour to give employers an inside look of an Airman’s life when in military status. (U.S. Air Force photo by Staff Sgt. Mary McKnight)