Boom operator, MASTER SGT. Sam Via, refuels an F-16 Fighting Falcon over the Adriatic Sea. MASTER SGT. Via is a member of the 141st Refueling Wing, Washington Air National Guard, which is deployed on a 30 day rotation to Pisa, Italy. The four man crews, pilot, copilot, navigator and boom operator will fly 5 to 10 hour missions aboard the specially equipped KC-135s circling a preplanned route over the Adriatic refueling NATO fighters participating in Operation Decisive Edge and Joint Endeavor. Subject Operation/Series: DECISIVE EDGEJOINT ENDEAVOR Country: Adriatic Sea

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