Photo By Master Sgt. Jenifer Calhoun | A U.S. Air Force F-16 Fighting Falcon is refueled by a KC-10 Extender from the 908th...... read more read more
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SOUTHWEST ASIA -- On a combat air refueling mission April 24, Airmen aboard a KC-10 Extender from the 908th Expeditionary Air Refueling Squadron refueled deployed F-16 Fighting Falcons in the U.S. Central Command area of responsibility.
The KC-10's and the Airmen who support and fly them are assigned under the 380th Air Expeditionary Wing at a non-disclosed base in Southwest Asia. 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 offl-loading more than 108 million pounds of fuel to more than 6,600 aircraft in support of combat operations.
KC-10 crews and maintenance Airmen assigned to the 380th AEW are deployed from Travis Air Force Base, Calif., and Joint Base McGuire-Dix-Lakehurst, N.J.
The 380th AEW is home to not only the KC-10 Extender, but also the U-2 Dragon Lady, E-3 Sentry and RQ-4 Global Hawk aircraft. The wing is comprised of four groups and 12 squadrons and the wing's deployed mission includes air refueling, surveillance and reconnaissance in support of overseas contingency operations in Southwest Asia. The 380th AEW supports operations Iraqi Freedom and Enduring Freedom and the Combined Joint Task Force-Horn of Africa.
| Date Taken: | 04.24.2010 |
| Date Posted: | 05.06.2010 03:41 |
| Story ID: | 49207 |
| Location: | (UNDISCLOSED LOCATION) |
| Web Views: | 155 |
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