U.S. Air Force Lt. Col. Greg Watson's wife, Michele Watson, watches as Master Sgt. Corey Palmer, 914th Air Refueling Wing boom operater, refuels a B-52 Stratofortress from a KC-135 Stratotanker after departing from Barksdale Air Force Base, Louisiana Oct. 16, 2021. Air Mobility Command manages an inventory of 396 Stratotankers, which have provided core aerial refueling capability for over 60 years. (U.S. Air Force photo by Senior Airman Celeste Zuniga)