Deployed KC-10 Extenders, Airmen maintain combat operations in Southwest Asia [Image 13 of 17]

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04.24.2010

Photo by Master Sgt. Scott Sturkol                                                                                               

Air Mobility Command

A U.S. Air Force F-16 Fighting Falcon is about to be refueled by a KC-10 Extender from the 908th Expeditionary Air Refueling Squadron during an air refueling mission in the U.S. Central Command area of responsibility April 24, 2010. In the first three months of 2010, airmen supporting the KC-10 deployed air refueling in the U.S. Central Command area of responsibility flew more than 1,000 sorties off-loading more than 108 million pounds of fuel to more than 6,600 aircraft in support of combat operations. The 908th EARS, as part of the 380th Air Expeditionary Wing, supports operations Iraqi Freedom and Enduring Freedom and the Combined Joint Task Force-Horn of Africa. On Jan. 17, 2011, the KC-10 marked 20 years of continuous deployment. Air Force KC-10 home stations are in only two places, Joint Base MDL and Travis Air Force Base, Calif.

• Date Taken: 04.24.2010
• Date Posted: 01.19.2011 15:32
• Photo ID: 358958
• VIRIN: 100424-F-9429S-438
• Resolution: 3164x2100
• Size: 2.24 MB
• Location: (UNDISCLOSED LOCATION)