Kirtland AFB invites media to experience a refueling training over the skies of New Mexico: Photos

Staff Sgt. Nicholas Sternberg, an instructor load master, monitors a HH-60W helicopter as it attempts to refuel during a training over New Mexico on Wednesday.

U.S. Air Force Master Sgt. Bart Johnson, left, and Staff Sgt. Nicholas Sternberg prepare for a refueling training mission, over the skies south of Albuquerque on Wednesday.

Instructor pilot Major D. Stephen Stein, left, and aircraft commander Lt. Col. Remington Barnes fly the MC-130J during a training mission over New Mexico on Wednesday.

Instructor Combat Systems Officer Maj. Kristopher Loewecke, left, and Combat Systems Officer student 1st Lt. Benjamin Inscore look over monitors during a training mission over New Mexico on Wednesday.

A Sikorsky HH-60W Pave Hawk helicopter attempts to connect with a basket during a refueling exercise over New Mexico on Wednesday.

U.S. Air Force Master Sgt. Bart Johnson, left, and Staff Sgt. Nicholas Sternberg, both instructor load masters with the 415th Special Operations Squadron, run through an inspection of the interior of a C-130J aircraft shortly after take off during a refueling training mission over New Mexico on Wednesday.

Maj D. Stephen Stein with the 415th Special Operations Squadron pilots an MC-130J during refueling training over New Mexico on Wednesday.

Staff Sgt. Nicholas Sternberg, an instructor load master, monitors a Sirkorsky HH-60W Pave Hawk helicopter as it attempts to refuel during a training over New Mexico on Wednesday.

An MC-130J at Kirtalnd Air Force Base in Albuquerque on Wednesday.

Jon Austria

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Published May 16, 2025 - 1:24 p.m. Modified May 16, 2025 - 1:34 p.m.

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