Air Force 1st Lt. Steven Strickland, 93rd Air Refueling Squadron co-pilot, sits in the co-pilot seat during an air refueling mission over Oregon, Nov. 16, 2015. It was Strickland’s first mission after arriving on Fairchild Air Force Base, Wash., -- his first assignment as a KC-135 Stratotanker pilot. U.S. Air Force Photo by Airman 1st Class Sean Campbell