Connecting flight Published April 17, 2006 U.S. Central Command Air Forces Public Affairs SOUTHWEST ASIA -- An F-15E Strike Eagle refuels over the mountains of Afghanistan during its flight in support of Operation Mountain Lion April 12. The crew and fighter are deployed to the 336th Expeditionary Fighter Squadron in Southwest Asia from the 4th Fighter Wing at Seymour Johnson Air Force Base, N.C. (U.S. Air Force photo/Master Sgt. Lance Cheung)