Photo By Master Sgt. Jenifer Calhoun | A maintenance Airman from the 380th Expeditionary Aircraft Maintenance Squadron's...... read more read more
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SOUTHWEST ASIA -- A maintenance Airman from the 380th Expeditionary Aircraft Maintenance Squadron's Extender aircraft maintenance unit provides direction to the flight crew of the KC-10 Extender from the 908th Expeditionary Air Refueling Squadron during flightline operations for the 380th Air Expeditionary Wing at a non-disclosed base in Southwest Asia, June 7.
According to statistics from Mr. Yancy Mailes, 380th AEW historian, KC-10s assigned to the 908th EARS and the Airmen who support and fly them flew more than 230 missions off-loading nearly 35 million pounds of fuel to more than 2,100 aircraft from January through April 2010.
The 908th EARS, as part of the 380th Air Expeditionary Wing, supports operations Iraqi Freedom, Enduring Freedom, and the Combined Joint Task Force-Horn of Africa.
In addition to the KC-10 Extender, the 380th AEW is home to 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.
KC-10s and the Airmen who support them in the 380th AEW are deployed from the 305th Air Mobility Wing at Joint Base McGuire-Dix-Lakehurst, N.J., and the 60th Air Mobility Wing at Travis Air Force Base, Calif.
| Date Taken: | 06.21.2010 |
| Date Posted: | 06.21.2010 15:55 |
| Story ID: | 51753 |
| Location: | (UNDISCLOSED LOCATION) |
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