Lt. Col. Kirk Chestnut instructs Capt. John Meixell, a recent graduate of pilot training, during a KC-135 Stratotanker training flight over Virginia July 18, 2014. Meixell and Chestnut are 756th Airlift Squadron pilots. This was Meixell’s first flight since graduating technical training. (U.S. Air Force photo/ Senior Airman Nesha Humes)