U.S Airforce December 2012 Update

Airman 1st Class Bill Bossinger tightens wiring underneath an F-15 Eagle during the mission employment phase exercise at Nellis Air Force Base, Nev., Dec. 7, 2012. Bossinger is an electrical and environmental systems journeyman assigned to the 757th Aircraft Maintenance Squadron. (U.S. Air Force photo/Senior Airman Brett Clashman)

Active-duty and Reserve F-22 Raptor pilots from the 90thFighter Squadron and 302nd FS returned home after a deployment from Andersen Air Force Base, Guam, Nov. 30, 2012. The F-22s were supporting Pacific Command’s Theater Security Package. (U.S. Air Force photo/Tech. Sgt. Dana Rosso)

Hot pit stop

An F-16 Fighting Falcon moves rapidly as fuels operators and crew chiefs execute a technique called hot pit refueling at Shaw Air Force Base, S.C., Nov. 9, 2012. Hot pit refueling is a procedure usually performed in a combat situation to rapidly refuel aircraft while their engines are running resulting in a speedy refuel to thrust pilots right back into the fight. Airmen assigned to the 20th Logistics Readiness Squadron and 20th Aircraft Maintenance Squadron practice this technique to keep their skills sharp and aid in the effort to provide combat ready air power at a moment’s notice. (U.S. Air Force photo/Staff Sgt. Kenny Holston)

Fly over
A C-5 Galaxy flies over Gillette Stadium, Foxboro, Mass., Nov. 11, 2012. The fly over was prior to the Patriots kick off with an estimated crowd of more than 68,000. The aircraft is from the "the Patriot Wing" at Westover Air Reserve Base, Mass. (U.S. Air Force photo/Senior Airman Kelly Galloway)

Blue skies
A C-130 Hercules soars during takeoff Nov. 14, 2012, at Little Rock Air Force Base, Ark. Team Little Rock is the home of C-130 Combat Airlift and home to the world’s largest C-130 fleet. (U.S. Air Force photo/Airman 1st Class Rusty Frank)

Recon
An E-3 Sentry airborne warning and control system aircraft soars over Nevada after a refueling mission during exercise Green Flag-West 13-02 at Nellis Air Force Base, Nev., Nov. 1, 2012. The aircraft is assigned to the 963rd Airborne Air Control Squadron at Tinker Air Force Base, Okla. (U.S. Air Force photo/Val Gempis)

Under the stars
A C-130J Hercules assigned to Little Rock Air Force Base, Ark., performs an engine-running offload at Geronimo Landing Zone on Fort Polk, La., Oct 17, 2012.  The aircraft provided resupply to a major Joint Readiness Training Center exercise. (U.S. Air Force photo/Tech. Sgt. Parker Gyokeres)