U.S. Air Force Airmen from the 18th Aeromedical Evacuation Squadron load medical supplies onto a KC-135 Stratotanker before a training flight on Kadena Air Base, Japan, Jan. 23, 2015. The 909th ARS plays a vital role in the transportation of 18th AES operations, and is capable of performing numerous mission requirements from aerial refueling to aeromedical evacuation within a single mission sortie. (U.S. Air Force photo by Senior Airman Maeson L. Elleman)