Into the wild blue yonder

Airman 1st Class Bradley Chase, 60th Aerial Port Squadron ramp operations journeyman, watches as Senior Airman Spencer Ross, 9th Air Refueling Squadron boom operator, refuels a United States Air Force Thunderbird. Chase was Honor Guardsman of the Quarter and was given the opportunity to fly with the 9th ARS during the refuel. (U.S. Air Force photo by Airman 1st Class Amber Carter)

Into the wild blue yonder

Published Aug. 28, 2015
By Airman 1st Class Amber Carter
60th Air Mobility Wing Public Affairs

Travis Air Force Base, Calif. -- Airmen from various career fields flew on a KC-10 Extender refueling flight Aug. 20 at Travis Air Force Base, California.

The Airmen on the flight were recognized as outstanding performers by their units and were offered a chance to see the United States Air Force Thunderbirds being refueled by a Travis KC-10 near Reno, Nevada.

"I have never been on a flight like this before," said Senior Airman Vincent Floyd, 60th Surgical Operations Squadron medical admin and Airman of the Quarter award recipient. "To see all these flyers in action was something out of a movie. I was able to sit in the cockpit during takeoff and watching the boom operator was amazing. He flawlessly completed the mission he was tasked with like it was nothing. I felt proud to be able to be a part of something so big."

The Thunderbirds flew in the Aviation Roundup Airshow Aug. 22 in Minden, Nevada, and are scheduled to perform Oct. 3 to 4 at the California Capital Airshow in Sacramento, California.