First Assignment Instructor Pilots assigned to the 48th Flight Training Squadron, wait to board a KC-135 Stratotanker April 2, 2017, at McConnell Air Force Base, Kan. During their visit here, the FAIPs talked with KC-135 pilots and learned more about what it takes to be a tanker pilot. (U.S. Air Force photo/Senior Airman Tara Fadenrecht)