Members of the 379th Expeditionary Aircraft Maintenance Squadron perform preflight checks of a KC-135 Stratotanker as it prepares to taxi before takeoff at Al Udeid Air Base, Qatar, July 24, 2020. The KC-135 Stratotanker provides an aerial refueling capability throughout the U.S. Central Command area of responsibility and enhances the U.S. Air Force’s primary mission of global reach. (U.S. Air Force photo by Staff Sgt. Lauren Parsons)