RED FLAG exercises combat readiness
ELMENDORF AIR FORCE BASE, Alaska -- A 168th Air Refueling Wing KC-135 extends their refueling boom to an 517th Airlift Squadron C-17 during a RED FLAG-Alaska exercise mission June 12. RED FLAG-Alaska 08-3 has participants for the Japan Air Self Defense Force and the Republic of Korea air force. (U.S. Air Force photo by Airman 1st Class David Carbajal)