A U.S. Air Force KC-135 Stratotanker crew flies over Africa Feb. 2, 2013, en route to refuel French fighter jets. Tanker crews from the 100th Air Refueling Wing, RAF Mildenhall, England, began conducting refueling missions in support of French operations in Mali from a deployed location in southwest Europe Jan 27. (U.S. Air Force photo by Staff Sgt. Austin M. May/Release)