GRAND FORKS AIR FORCE BASE, N.D. -- Senior Airman Whitney Bankston, 912th Air Refueling Squadron, prepares to administer fuel to an Air Force Thunderbird over the Midwestern United States during a Air Refueling mission on October 1, 2007. (U.S. Air Force photo by Airman 1st Class Chad M. Kellum)
GRAND FORKS AIR FORCE BASE, N.D. -- A U.S. Air Force Thunderbirds pilot, pulls away after taking on fuel from a 319th Air Refueling Wing tanker Oct. 1 over the Midwest during a refueling mission. The Thunderbirds are the Air Force?s premier demonstration squadron. The F-16 team represents the Air Force throughout the nation and abroad. (U.S. Air Force photo by Airman 1st Class Chad M. Kellum)
GRAND FORKS AIR FORCE BASE, N.D. ? An Air Force Thunderbird flies over the Midwestern United States during an Air Refueling mission on October 1, 2007. (U.S. Air Force photo/Airman 1st Class Chad M. Kellum)
GRAND FORKS AIR FORCE BASE, N.D. ? An Air Force Thunderbird flies over the Midwestern United States during an Air Refueling mission on October 1, 2007. (U.S. Air Force photo by Airman 1st Class Chad M. Kellum)