Maj. Nelson Bennet, a pilot assigned to the 79th Rescue Squadron, positions an HC-130J Combat King II behind a KC-135 Stratotanker for air-to-air refueling off the coast of Mexico May 3, 2014. Bennet and his crew transported Air Force pararescuemen from the 563rd Rescue Group to rescue two critically injured sailors aboard a Venezuelan fishing boat 1,100 nautical miles off the coast of Mexico in the Pacific Ocean. The teams flew nearly 11 hours, requiring the in-air refueling, before the pararescue forces parachuted into the ocean along with two inflatable zodiac boats and medical equipme
Maj. Nelson Bennet, a pilot assigned to the 79th Rescue Squadron, positions an HC-130J Combat King II behind a KC-135 Stratotanker for air-to-air refueling off the coast of Mexico May 3, 2014. Bennet and his crew transported Air Force pararescuemen from the 563rd Rescue Group to rescue two critically injured sailors aboard a Venezuelan fishing boat 1,100 nautical miles off the coast of Mexico in the Pacific Ocean. The teams flew nearly 11 hours, requiring the in-air refueling, before the pararescue forces parachuted into the ocean along with two inflatable zodiac boats and medical equipment to deliver lifesaving care. The KC-135 was flown by Airmen from the Arizona Air National Guard's 161st Air Refueling Wing. Staff Sgt. Adam Grant
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Keywords: 161st, 563rd, 79th, air, air--air, airforce, force, group, hc-130j, kc-135, military, refueling, rescue, search, squadron, states, united, usa, wing
