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COL Frank Kisner, with the Air Force Special Operations Command (AFSOC) staff, arrived aboard two MC-130P tanker aircraft from the 9th Special Operations Squadron (SOS) shortly before the first C-17s began landing. Kisner directed his pure Air Force staff from the 16th Special Operations Wing (SOW) to establish a JSOTF headquarters and to begin planning for the personnel recovery mission—recovering downed aircrews in Afghanistan. The 16th SOW colonel took command of the JSOTF and became the senior American envoy to the Uzbek government officials. Kisner controlled everything at K2 and named the base “Camp Freedom.” His top priority was to conduct full mission profile rehearsals of aerial refueling before the CENTCOM air campaign began.

Figure 38. Night Stalker view of the C-130P trailing refuel lines and probe basket.

Figure 39. Trail aircraft view of MH-47E refueling.

Figure 40. MH-47E hooked up for aerial refueling.