763 ERS ensures near-perfect combat support, saves lives

An RC-135 Rivet Joint from the 45th Expeditionary Reconnaissance Squadron takes off for a mission here Aug. 26, 2008. The 45 ERS supports theater and national-level consumers with near real-time on-scene intelligence collection, analysis and dissemination. (U.S. Air Force by Tech. Sgt. Michael Boquette)

Round the Clock Service

A KC-135 awaits maintenance after landing Aug. 25, 2008, at an undisclosed air base in Southwest Asia. KC-135 refuelers assigned to the 379th Air Expeditionary Wing provide aerial refueling support to Air Force, Navy, Marine Corps and allied nation aircraft engaged in Operations Iraqi Freedom, Enduring Freedom and Joint Task Force-Horn of Africa. (U.S. Air Force photo by Staff Sgt. Darnell T. Cannady/Released)

Loading Cargo

A 60K Loader is dwarfed by a C-17 from McChord Air Force Base, Wash., as the loader moves through the sunset to deliver cargo Aug. 8, 2008. Two 60K Loaders filled with pallets are loaded onto the C-17 to deliver equipment and supplies to bases up range in support of Operations Iraqi Freedom and Enduring Freedom from an undisclosed air base in Southwest Asia. (U.S. Air Force photo by Tech. Sgt. Michael Boquette/Released)

All systems go

Staff Sgt. David Drain, boom operator, 379th Expeditionary Operations Group, 340th Expeditionary Air Refueling Squadron, goes through his preflight checklist Aug. 6, 2008. The KC-135 refuelers provide aerial refueling support to Air Force, Navy and Marine Corps and allied nation aircraft engaged in Operations Iraqi Freedom, Enduring Freedom and Joint Task Force Horn of Africa. Sergeant Drain, a native of Chattanooga, Tenn., is deployed from MacDill Air Force Base, Fla. (U.S. Air Force photo by Tech. Sgt. Michael Boquette/RELEASED)

Fueling the Fight

Airman 1st Class Derek Larue, assigned to the 340th Expeditionary Aircraft Maintenance Squadron from Grand Forks Air Force Base, N.D., directs a turn for the KC-135 he is marshaling out of its parking spot here at an undisclosed location in Southwest Asia Aug. 3, 2008. Members of the 340th launch, recover and perform maintenance on the KC-135 aircraft which refuels all types of bombers, fighters and other support aircraft engaged in Operations Iraqi Freedom, Enduring Freedom and Combined Joint Task Force Horn of Africa.. (U.S. Air Force photo by Tech. Sgt. Michael Boquette/RELEASED)

Fueling the Fight

Tech. Sgt. Jim Erickson, a crew chief with the 340th Expeditionary Aircraft Maintenance Squadron from Grand Forks Air Force Base, N.D., marshals a KC-135 to a stop upon completion of a refueling mission Aug. 3, 2008, at an undisclosed location in Southwest Asia. The 340th refuels all types of bombers, fighters and other support aircraft engaged in Operations Iraqi Freedom, Enduring Freedom and Combined Joint Task Force Horn of Africa. (U.S. Air Force photo by Tech. Sgt. Michael Boquette/RELEASED)