A U.S. Air Force F-22 Raptor backs away from a KC-135 Stratotanker aircraft during a refueling mission over New Mexico, Oct. 23, 2013. The Raptor pilot is assigned to the 49th Fighter Wing and the Stratotanker is assigned to McConnell Air Force Base, Kan. (U.S. Air Force photo by Airman 1st Class John Linzmeier)