Mankato Composite Squadron, Civil Air Patrol

... with the Iowa Air National Guard aboard a KC-135 Refueling Aircraft.

Sunday, May 6th, 2007 was a good day for flying for some cadets from Southern Minnesota and Iowa. Local Mankato Composite Squadron Cadet Callie Fransen was able to tag along for the ride. KC-135 Orientation Flights out of Sioux Falls, South Dakota took ten Minnesota CAP members aloft to assist in refueling F-16's. A second KC-135 full of cadets from joined them in the air.

Cadet Fransen was able to enter the refueling pod and watch as the boom operator and F-16 pilot skillfully brought the two aircraft together. Later, Cadet Fransen was able to enter the flight deck to see the aircrew fly the aircraft.