The 126th Air Refueling Wing and the 906th Air Refueling Squadron fly the KC-135-R Stratotanker (a military Boeing 707) is headed to Libya to support the no-fly zone with the specialty of refueling aircraft in mid-air. The units are able to deliver almost 200,000 pounds of jet fuel to another aircraft while both travel more than 500 mph in flight.
The no-fly zone mission, called Operation Odyssey Dawn, is an international coalition formed after a resolution authorized by the United Nations to keep Libyan leader Moammar Gadhafi’s forces from attacking rebels and civilians.