Active Duty and Guard work together to maintain Stratotanker
Senior Airman Travis Beasley, Illinois Air National Guard 126th Air Refueling Wing, and Staff Sgt. Michael Mahaney, an active duty Airman from the 906th Air Refueling Squadron, remove a leading edge panel on a KC-135 Stratotanker at Scott AFB, July 20, 2010. The panel was removed as part of a slat inspection for a pressure check on the aircraft. Both members are part of joint effort between the Air National Guard of the 126th ARW and the active duty of the 906th ARS to keep the KC-135?s flying. (U.S. Air Force photo by Staff Sgt. Brian J. Ellis)