New Hampshire Air National Guard KC-135 refuels C-5M on first Arctic overflight to Afghanistan

A KC-135R Stratotanker from the 157th Air Refueling Wing of the New Hampshire Air National Guard at Pease Air National Guard Base, N.H., prepares to refuel a C-5M Super Galaxy from Dover Air Force Base, Del., over northern Canada on June 5, 2011. The C-5M's mission was to complete the first Arctic overflight from Dover AFB to Bagram Airfield, Afghanistan. The plane successfully landed at Bagram just over 15 hours after take-off on June 6, 2011. (U.S. Air Force Photo/Master Sgt. Scott T. Sturkol)

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Photo essay: New Hampshire Air National Guard KC-135 refuels C-5M on first Arctic overflight to Afghanistan

Published June 15, 2011
By Master Sgt. Scott T. Sturkol
Air Mobility Command Public Affairs

OVER NORTHERN CANADA -- A KC-135R Stratotanker from the 157th Air Refueling Wing of the New Hampshire Air National Guard at Pease Air National Guard Base, N.H., refueled a C-5M Super Galaxy from Dover Air Force Base, Del., over northern Canada on June 5, 2011.

The C-5M's mission was to complete the first Arctic overflight from Dover AFB to Bagram Airfield, Afghanistan. The plane successfully landed at Bagram just over 15 hours after take-off on June 6, 2011.

For more photos of the air refueling of the C-5M, see the slideshow.