The nosepiece, top, of a KC-135 Stratotanker from the 909 Air Fueling Squadron of the 18th Wing of the U.S. Air force, based in Japan’s Kadena, is connected to a F-16 Fighting Falcon from the U.S. Seventh Air Force’s 8th Fighter Wing, based in South Korea’s Gunsan, for aerial refueling during a joint military drills between South Korea and the U.S. over the East Sea, east of Seoul, South Korea, Monday, July 26, 2010. AP / Lee Jae-won