Performing an In-Air Refueling of F35s with the Utah National Guard

I have THE COOLEST EXPERIENCE to share with you today! This morning, I was invited by Utah Governor Gary Herbert to join him and the First Lady for a once in a lifetime opportunity to experience a flight on Utah Air National Guard KC-135 refueling tanker and to observe (from a window in the belly of the aircraft) an aerial refueling of the F35 fighter jets at 20,000 feet in the air. TALK ABOUT AN AMAZING EXPERIENCE!!!! I don’t think it would be possible to write a description cool enough to truly reflect just how cool this experience was! It was honestly unlike anything I have ever done before and totally worth getting up at 5am for!

When we arrived on the base for the Utah National Guard we had a briefing and we were able to be there as one of the officers received an award from the Governor for bravery as he had come across an accident where a man was in the freezing water and he saved his life without any thought for his own life being put in danger. What that soldier did is such an example of the great men and women who serve my country. I have so much respect for all of them and such a deep appreciation for the sacrifices they make which afford me the freedoms that come from being an American.

Rather than trying to say more about it I think I will just share the cool photos from today – but I’ll start with an AWESOME video I shot of two F35s being refueled in flight. SO SO SO COOL!!!