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931st Air Refueling Wing

Sunny Southwest Asia

A low desert sun casts a warm glow on KC-135 Stratotankers deployed to Southwest Asia. The scene was captured by Master Sgt. Bob Lorenz during his recent deployment with other Airmen assigned to the 931st Air Refueling Group, a Reserve unit at McConnell Air Force Base, Kan. More than 10 percent of the Airmen in the 931st ARG are currently deployed in support of overseas contingencies. About half of them are from Sergeant's Lorenz's unit, the 931st Aircraft Maintenance Squadron. (Courtesy photo/Master Sgt. Bob Lorenz)

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Sunny Southwest Asia

Published Aug. 7, 2009

MCCONNELL AIR FORCE BASE, Kan. -- A low desert sun casts a warm glow on KC-135 Stratotankers deployed to Southwest Asia. The scene was captured by Master Sgt. Bob Lorenz during his recent deployment with other Airmen assigned to the 931st Air Refueling Group, a Reserve unit at McConnell Air Force Base, Kan. More than 10 percent of the Airmen in the 931st ARG are currently deployed in support of overseas contingencies. About half of them are from Sergeant's Lorenz's unit, the 931st Aircraft Maintenance Squadron. (Courtesy photo/Master Sgt. Bob Lorenz)