Air Refueling

Air Refueling. . , "Dedicated to all air refueling of the United States Air Force whose sacrifice, perseverance, and courage have sustained American and allied receiver aircraft and aircrews in combat, crises. and rapid response actions around the world. air refuelers , the silent warriors , have served with honor and distingtion their bold, selfless deeds bear witness to the essential role of air refueling.", Let those who pause in quiet reflection take leave with renewed determination to achieve excellence in every endeavor., Tanker Operations 1948 - 1992 , Cold War Strategic Alert 1948 - 1992 , Berlin Blockade Crisis . ground alert . Suez crisis . reflex action . Air Mail . Lebanon crisis . Taiwan Crisis . Chrome Dome . Looking Glass . NEACP . Berlin Wall Crisis . Cuban Missile Crisis . RC - 135 support . SR - 71 support, Korean Conflict 1950-53 , Longstride Morocco 1953 , Leap Frog Morocco 1954 , Vietnam Conflict 1964-1975 , Lima Mike . Arc light . Combat Apple . Giant Scale . Constant Guard . New Life . Young Tiger . Combat Lighting . Burning Pipe . Bullet shot . Linebacker I II . Casteel Tri-Level Refueling Save, Creek Party Germany 1967 - 77 , Port bow USS Pueblo Seizure 1968 , Combat Fox Far East Deployment 1968 , Commando Royal Korean DMZ 1968-69 , Yom Kipper War Alert 1973 , SS Mayaguez Rescue 1975 , Paul Bunyan Korea 1976 , EC - 79 Iran Hostage Rescue 1980 , Elf One Saudi Arabia 1980 - 89 , Early call Egypt 1983 , Arid Farmer Sudan 1983 , Bild Kirk Central America 1983-89 , Urgent Fury Grenada 1983 , Eagle Lift Egypt 1984 , El Dorado Canyon Libya 1986 , Earnest Will Persian Gulf 1987 - 89 , Semipalatinsk Soviet Union 1988 , Post Road Turkey and Iraq 1988 , Just Cause Panama 1989 - 90 , Desert shield / Desert Storm Persian Gulf 1990-91 , Provide Comfort Iraq 1991 - 92, Strategic Projections 1929 - 1992 , Question Mark endurance record 1929 , Hornet Shuttle transcontinental flight 1929 , nonstop to Hawaii 1948 , around the world flight 1949, 1957, 1980 , Transatlantic Flight 1950 , B-47 14 Transatlantic flight speed record 1954 , Perimeter of North America 1956 , KC-135 speed record 1957 1958 , B-58 speed record 1961 1962 1963 , SR-71 endurance record 1971 , SR-71 speed record 1974 1990 , Longest nonstop AC-130 Flight 1979 , Longest nonstop B-52 mission 1981 , Longest nonstop F-15 deployment 1982 , Longest KC-10 flight 1985 , KC-135R 16 times to climb records 1988 , Longest nonstop F-117 deployment 1990 , Longest nonstop B-52 combat mission 1991 , B-18 12 times to climb records 1992