Flying High With The Blue Angels

An F/A-18 Hornet belonging to the United States Navy's Flight Demonstration Squadron, the Blue Angels, receives fuel from a KC-135R Stratotanker over the Eastern United States on August 25, 2010.The tanker aircraft and crew are from the 157th Air Refueling Wing at Pease Air National Guard Guard Base, New Hampshire. The Blue Angels are headed to the 2010 Boston New-England Airshow at Pease International Airport on August 28th-29th 2010. Although the NH Air National Guard won't be hosting the airshow, they will be providing logistical support to the Blue Angels and other military aircraft. (U.S. Air Force photo/Staff Sgt. Curtis J. Lenz)

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Flying High With The Blue Angels

A close-up of an F/A-18 Hornet belonging to the United States Navy's Flight Demonstration Squadron, the Blue Angels, during a refueling mission over the Eastern United States on August 25, 2010. The tanker aircraft and crew are from the 157th Air Refueling Wing at Pease Air National Guard Guard Base, New Hampshire. The Blue Angels are headed to the 2010 Boston New-England Airshow at Pease International Airport on August 28th-29th 2010. Although the NH Air National Guard won't be hosting the airshow, they will be providing logistical support to the Blue Angels and other military aircraft. (U.S. Air Force photo/Staff Sgt. Curtis J. Lenz)

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Flying High With The Blue Angels

An F/A-18 Hornet belonging to the United States Navy's Flight Demonstration Squadron, the Blue Angels, forms up on the wing of a KC-135R Stratotanker over the Eastern United States on August 25, 2010. The tanker aircraft and crew are from the 157th Air Refueling Wing at Pease Air National Guard Guard Base, New Hampshire. The Blue Angels are headed to the 2010 Boston New-England Airshow at Pease International Airport on August 28th-29th 2010. Although the NH Air National Guard won't be hosting the airshow, they will be providing logistical support to the Blue Angels and other military aircraft. (U.S. Air Force photo/Staff Sgt. Curtis J. Lenz)

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Once In a Lifetime Opportunity

Published Sept. 12, 2010
By Capt. Sherri Pierce
JFHQ/PA

157th Air Refueling Wing -- At 26,000 feet, skies were blue and smiles abundant on the passengers who sat on board the 157th Air Refueling Wing's KC-135R tanker to witness the refueling of the U.S. Navy Blue Angels on their way to the Boston-Portsmouth Air Show.

Somewhere over North Carolina, the KC-135 met up with five of the seven Blue Angels F/A-18 Hornets for the first of two refuelings needed to make it to Portsmouth International Tradeport for the 28-29 August air show.

This refueling mission was not only an opportunity for civilians to see the Blue Angels in flight but also a chance for the Air Guard to showcase its mission. "This flight gives you an appreciation for what the Guard does," said Greg Osborn, the Boy Scouts of America Public Relations Executive.

"Thank you for giving us a once in a lifetime opportunity," said Mike Kaufman, Scout Executive and CEO of the Daniel Webster Council of the Boy Scouts of America.

Flying High With The Blue Angels

Flying High With The Blue Angels

Flying High With The Blue Angels