Tech. Sgt. Heath Tuma, 96th Air Refueling Squadron boom operator, prepares to refuel a B-52 Stratofortress in-flight April 2, 2014 over the Pacific Ocean near Joint Base Pearl Harbor-Hickam, Hawaii. This flight was in support of a mission in which two B-52 Stratofortress strategic bombers from Barksdale Air Force Base, La. and two B-2 Spirit strategic bombers from Whiteman Air Force Base, Mo., flew round trip non-stop from their respective home stations to training ranges within the vicinity ofin Hawaii and conducted range training operations and low approach training flights at JBPH-H. Staff


Tech. Sgt. Heath Tuma, 96th Air Refueling Squadron boom operator, prepares to refuel a B-52 Stratofortress in-flight April 2, 2014 over the Pacific Ocean near Joint Base Pearl Harbor-Hickam, Hawaii. This flight was in support of a mission in which two B-52 Stratofortress strategic bombers from Barksdale Air Force Base, La. and two B-2 Spirit strategic bombers from Whiteman Air Force Base, Mo., flew round trip non-stop from their respective home stations to training ranges within the vicinity ofin Hawaii and conducted range training operations and low approach training flights at JBPH-H. Staff Sgt. Nathan Allen


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