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  • Tech. Sgt. Andrew Leaver speaks into his headset

    Going Drogue with the 380th EAMXS

    U.S. Air Force Tech. Sgt. Andrew Leaver, 380th Expeditionary Aircraft Maintenance Squadron (EAMXS) hydraulic craftsman, speaks into his headset during a drogue maintenance operation at Al Dhafra Air Base, United Arab Emirates, April 6, 2021. The 380th EAMXS performs these operations every 12 weeks to ensure the drogue is 100 percent efficient.
  • Airman First Class Joshua Gill, left, 380th KC-10 Extender Aircraft Maintenance Unit crew chief, and Senior Airman Ross Karrick, 380th Expeditionary Logistics Readiness Squadron distribution technician, fuel a KC-10 Extender Aug. 4, 2017, at Al Dhafra Air Base, United Arab Emirates.

    380 POL fuels the fight

    Airman First Class Joshua Gill, left, 380th KC-10 Extender Aircraft Maintenance Unit crew chief, and Senior Airman Ross Karrick, 380th Expeditionary Logistics Readiness Squadron distribution technician, fuel a KC-10 Extender Aug. 4, 2017, at Al Dhafra Air Base, United Arab Emirates. Refueling at approximately 750 gallons per minute, 380 LRS Airmen
  • Airman 1st Class Mallory, 908th Air Refueling Squadron KC-10 Extender boom operator, prepares to refuel an aircraft in the U.S. Air Forces Central Command area of responsibility July 13, 2016. The KC-10 can refuel a wide variety of aircraft using both boom and drogue capabilities. (U.S. Air Force photo by Tech. Sgt. Chad Warren/released)

    Fueling the Coalition

    High above the desert, Airman 1st Class Mallory, of the 908th Expeditionary Air Refueling Squadron, settles into her chair and begins flipping switches and checking gauges, preparing for the upcoming rendezvous. From her rear-facing seat in the back of a KC-10 Extender, she opens the rear refueling hatch and the ground below comes into view. A few
  • Airmen from the 380th Expeditionary Aircraft Maintenance Squadron inspect a KC-10 Extender on April 28, 2016, at an undisclosed location in Southwest Asia. The KC-10 provides air refueling capabilities to U.S. and coalition aircraft in the CENTCOM theater. (U.S. Air Force Photo by Staff Sgt. Chad Warren)

    KC-10 passes 25 years in the AOR

    January marked the 25th year of continuous operation for the KC-10 from this location, and it is a vital piece in accomplishing Air Force Central Command missions.
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