A family reunion at 30,000 feet Published Sept. 28, 2006 By Airman 1st Class Ashley Coomes Public affairs Grand Forks AFB, ND -- Master Sgt. J.D. Harston, 319th Operations Support Squadron, got to bring his brother on a refueling mission with him when he was an Airman. "I remember he was so amazed by how close the planes came to each other and now he's flying the plane," he said laughing. "The first time I see my brother in seven months is 30,000 feet in the air. 'Hey, how's it going?'" said Sergeant Harston as waves to his brother through the boom pod window while he refuels the KC-10 his brother, Capt. Michael Harston, 78th Air Refueling Squadron, McGuire Air Force Base, N.J., is piloting. Their father, Jon Harston, a retired Chief Master Sergeant, accompanied Captain Harston in flight. He could be seen through the windshield of the KC-10 waving at his son. This is not the first time the father and son have met thousands of feet above sea level. When Sergeant Harston was an Airman, he refueled a KC-10 his father was a flight engineer on. Sergeant Harston enlisted into the Air Force 17 years ago. His brother enlisted into the Navy and served for two years. He then entered into the Air Force Reserve where he commissioned.