Master Sgt. Brad Pike, 77th Air Refueling Squadron boom operator, prepares to refuel an E-8C Joint Surveillance Target Attack Radar System aircraft assigned to Robins Air Force Base, Georgia, Dec. 4, 2019, in the skies above North Carolina. Pike used a telescoping control stick to move the boom into position for air refueling. (U.S. Air Force photo by Airman First Class Kimberly Barrera)