An E-8C Joint STARS from the 116th Air Control Wing, Robins Air Force Base, Ga., pulls away after refueling from a KC-135 Stratotanker May 1, 2012. The Air Force plans to replace the aging 707-based aircraft with an updated, smaller business jet class airframe. A Life Cycle Management Center team based out of Hanscom AFB, Mass., leads the recapitalization effort. (U.S. Air Force photo/Master Sgt. Jeremy Lock/Released)