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