ESGR employer flight

Capt. Brandon McSwain and Capt. Patrick Godfrey fly a KC-135 Stratotanker from the 916th Air Refueling Wing, Seymour Johnson Air Force Base, North Carolina, while a guest observes from behind the cockpit, Dec. 6, 2014. Guests were part of a 916th ARW Employer Support of the Guard and Reserve event, which allowed employers of traditional Reservists to fly in the KC-135 and observe flight crew members at work. (U.S. Air Force photo by Master Sgt. Wendy Lopedote)

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ESGR employer flight

Master Sgt. Steve Stanton, 77th Air Refueling Squadron boom operator, speaks with guests of a 916th Air Refueling Wing employer flight, Dec. 6, 2014. The event was sponsored by the Employer Support of the Guard and Reserve and is designed to facilitate a good relationship between the wing and those employ traditional Reservists. (U.S. Air Force photo by Tech. Sgt. Terrica Jones)

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ESGR employer flight

Aaron Rickelman, employer flight guest, takes a photo while looking out the window of a KC-135R Stratotanker during a 916th Air Refueling Wing "bosslift." Dec. 6, 2014. The event was sponsored by the Employer Support of the Guard and Reserve and is designed to facilitate a good relationship between the wing and those who employ traditional Reservists. (U.S. Air Force photo by Master Sgt. Wendy Lopedote)

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ESGR employer flight

Passengers exit a KC-135R Stratotanker from the 916th Air Refueling Wing after landing at Seymour Johnson Air Force Base, North Carolina, Dec. 6, 2014. The guests were participating in an Employer Support of the Guard and Reserve event, which allowed employers of traditional Reservists to fly in the KC-135 and observe the air refueling process. (U.S. Air Force photo by Tech. Sgt. Terrica Jones)

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ESGR employer flight

A KC-135R Stratotanker from the 916th Air Refueling Wing, Seymour Johnson Air Force Base, North Carolina, prepares to refuel an E-8C Joint Surveillance Target Attack Radar System from the116th Air Control Wing, Robins AFB, Ga., Dec. 6, 2014. The flight was in conjunction with a 916th ARW Employer Support of the Guard and Reserve event, which allowed employers of traditional Reservists to fly in the KC-135 and observe the refueling process from the boom operator pod. (U.S. Air Force photo by Master Sgt. Wendy Lopedote)

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ESGR employer flight

A KC-135R Stratotanker from the 916th Air Refueling Wing, Seymour Johnson Air Force Base, North Carolina, flies with an E-8C Joint Surveillance Target Attack Radar System from the 116th Air Control Wing, Robins AFB, Ga., Dec. 6, 2014. The flight was held in conjunction with a 916th ARW Employer Support of the Guard and Reserve event, which allowed employers of traditional Reservists to fly in the KC-135 and observe the refueling process from the boom operator pod. (U.S. Air Force photo by Master Sgt. Wendy Lopedote)

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ESGR employer flight

A 916th Air Refueling Wing employer flight guest observes the view from the cockpit area of a KC-135R Stratotanker during flight, Dec. 6, 2014. The flight was part of a 916th ARW Employer Support of the Guard and Reserve event, which allowed employers of traditional Reservists to fly in the KC-135 and observe flight crew members at work. (U.S. Air Force photo by Master Sgt. Wendy Lopedote)

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December skies

The skies above the Atlantic Ocean, as seen from a KC-135R Stratotanker from the 916th Air Refueling Wing, Seymour Johnson Air Force Base, North Carolina, Dec. 6, 2014. The refueling flight supported a group of E-8C Joint Surveillance Target Attack Radar System from the116th Air Control Wing, Robins AFB, Ga. (U.S. Air Force photo by Master Sgt. Wendy Lopedote)

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Published Jan. 10, 2015
916th Public Affairs Office

SEYMOUR JOHNSON AIR FORCE BASE, N.C. -- The 916th Air Refueling Wing, Seymour Johnson Air Force Base, North Carolina, flew a mission to refuel E-8C Joint Surveillance Target Attack Radar System aircraft from the 116th Air Control Wing, Robins AFB, Ga., Dec. 6, 2014.

The flight was held in conjunction with a 916th ARW Employer Support of the Guard and Reserve event, which allowed employers of traditional Reservists to fly in the KC-135R Stratotanker and observe the refueling process from the boom operator pod.

Photos from the event can be seen in the gallery at right.

ESGR employer flight

ESGR employer flight

ESGR employer flight

ESGR employer flight

ESGR employer flight

ESGR employer flight

ESGR employer flight

December skies