Brig. Gen. Gary North, 18th Wing commander, flies lead in an F-15D Eagle with wingman Capt. Michael Casey (F-15C) from the 44th Fighter Squadron, Kadena Air Base, Japan. The two F-16 Fighting Falcons are piloted by Maj. Nathan Hill and Lt. Chris Heber, 36th Fighter Squadron, 51st Fighter Wing, Osan Air Base, South Korea. The aircraft are on a refueling training mission with a KC-135R Stratotanker flown by Maj. James Seaward (pilot), Lt. David Eisenbrey (co-pilot), CMSgt. Gregory Durand (boom operator), TSgt. David Steiner (boom operator), and Col. William Kunzweiller (18th Operations Group deputy commander), over the Pacific Ocean near Okinawa, Japan.