18th AF commander flies with 9th AS Pelicans
Maj. Gen. Thad Bibb, left, 18th Air Force commander, and Capt. Joel Starkey, 9th Airlift Squadron pilot, prepare a C-5M Super Galaxy for aerial refueling from a KC-46 Pegasus, assigned to the 157th Air Refueling Wing, New Hampshire National Guard, during a local training flight over the Atlantic Ocean, Nov. 16, 2021. During his tour, Bibb, who commanded the 9th AS from 2006-2009, is a command pilot with more than 5,000 hours in seven different aircraft. (U.S. Air Force photo by Senior Airman Faith Schaefer)