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Scott AFB Ill. Air National Guard unit supports effort over Libya

The Belleville Gate entrance to Scott Air Force Base near Belleville, Ill.
(via Wikimedia commons/SSGT CHAD R. GANN, USAF)
The Belleville Gate entrance to Scott Air Force Base near Belleville, Ill.

A unit of the is joining the mission to maintain a no-fly zone over Libya.

The 126th Air Refueling Wing is based out of in southwest Illinois. It refuels aircraft in mid-air at speeds of more than 500 mph.

The unit flies the KC-135R Stratotanker. That's the military version of the Boeing 707.

Maj. Gen. William Enyart of the Illinois National Guard said in a statement that he's proud that the unit is playing a role in curbing violence against Libyan civilians by their own government.

The Pentagon said Monday that the no-fly zone is working and will be expanded to the Libyan capital of Tripoli soon.