KC-135R Stratotankers are parked on the flightline as the sun sets, April 9, at a non-disclosed base in Southwest Asia. The KC-135s were forward deployed to support air refueling operations with the 380th Air Expeditionary Wing from the 376th AEW at the Transit Center at Manas, Kyrgystan. The KC-135s are from Grand Forks Air Force Base, N.D.