Snapshot: Aric Almirola gets the 3d AS "Royal" treatment
Capt. Matt Plourde, 3d Airlift Squadron pilot, left, explains to Aric Almirola, NASCAR Sprint Cup Series driver for the No. 43 Smithfield Ford, how the C-17A Globemaster III will position itself for air refueling Sept. 29, 2016, on Dover Air Force Base, Del. During the orientation flight, Almirola watched the Globemaster III being refueled by a KC-135R Stratotanker from the 459th Air Refueling Wing, Joint Base Andrews, Md. (U.S. Air Force photo by Roland Balik)