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Maintaining the Extender

U.S. Air Force Staff Sgt. Steven Lynch, 380th Expeditionary Aircraft Maintenance Squadron flying crew chief, inspects the landing gear and Airman 1st Class Kevin Kahn, 380th EAMXS fuel systems apprentice, performs maintenance on the fuel system of a KC-10 Extender, deployed from McGuire AFB, N.J., at an undisclosed location in Southwest Asia Mar. 29, 2013. Both Lynch and Kahn are deployed from Travis Air Force Base, Calif. The Extender has six fuel tanks that can carry more than 356,000 pounds of fuel. (U.S. Air Force photo by Tech. Sgt. Christina M. Styer/Released)
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Maintaining the Extender

U.S. Air Force Airman 1st Class Kevin Kahn, 380th Expeditionary Aircraft Maintenance Squadron fuel systems apprentice, deployed from Travis Air Force Base, Calif. performs maintenance on the fuel system of a KC-10 Extender, deployed from McGuire AFB, N.J., as another Extender takes off in the background at an undisclosed location in Southwest Asia Mar. 29, 2013. The Extender can transport up to 75 people and nearly 170,000 pounds of cargo a distance of about 4,400 miles. (U.S. Air Force photo by Tech. Sgt. Christina M. Styer/Released)
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Maintaining the Extender

U.S. Air Force Staff Sgt. Steven Lynch, 380th Expeditionary Aircraft Maintenance Squadron flying crew chief, and Airman 1st Class Kevin Kahn, 380th EAMXS fuel systems apprentice, both deployed from Travis Air Force Base, Calif. perform maintenance on the fuel system of a KC-10 Extender, deployed from McGuire AFB, N.J., at an undisclosed location in Southwest Asia Mar. 29, 2013. The Extender is an advanced tanker and cargo aircraft designed to provide increased global mobility for U.S. armed forces. (U.S. Air Force photo by Tech. Sgt. Christina M. Styer/Released)
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908th EARS Refuels aircraft in fight

SOUTHWEST ASIA - An A-10 Warthog pulls up behind a KC-10 Extender to be refueled Sept. 18, 2012. The KC-10 is an advanced tanker and cargo aircraft designed to provide increased global mobility for U.S. armed forces. (U.S. Air Force photo/Master Sgt. Scott MacKay)
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908th EARS Refuels aircraft in fight

SOUTHWEST ASIA - Two Dutch F-16s fly beside a KC-10 Extender Sept. 18, 2012. The KC-10 can carry 170,000 pounds of cargo and more than 350,000 pounds of fuel. (U.S. Air Force photo/Master Sgt. Scott MacKay)
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908th EARS Refuels aircraft in fight

SOUTHWEST ASIA - A Dutch F-16 aircraft is refueled by a KC-10 Extender from the 908th Expeditionary Aerial Refueling Squadron Sept. 18, 2012. The KC-10 is an advanced tanker and cargo aircraft designed to provide increased global mobility for U.S. armed forces. (U.S. Air Force photo/Master Sgt. Scott MacKay)
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Extending the mission

SOUTHWEST ASIA - A KC-10 Extender from the 380th Air Expeditionary Wing approaches another KC-10 for aerial refueling May 11, 2012. Extenders and their crews are able to refuel joint and coalition aircraft as well as carry cargo. During the month of April, the squadron offloaded 23.5 million pounds of fuel over 285 sorties to 2,137 receivers. Both jets and their crews are deployed from Joint Base McGuire-Dix-Lakehurst. (U.S. Air Force photo/Staff Sgt. J.G. Buzanowski)
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Extending the mission

SOUTHWEST ASIA - A KC-10 Extender from the 380th Air Expeditionary Wing flies over Southwest Asia during an aerial refueling mission May 11, 2012. Extenders and their crews are able to refuel joint and coalition aircraft as well as carry cargo. During the month of April, the squadron offloaded 23.5 million pounds of fuel over 285 sorties to 2,137 receivers. The jet and crew are deployed from Joint Base McGuire-Dix-Lakehurst. (U.S. Air Force photo/Staff Sgt. J.G. Buzanowski)
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Extending the mission

SOUTHWEST ASIA - A KC-10 Extender from the 380th Air Expeditionary Wing flies over Southwest Asia during an aerial refueling mission May 11, 2012. Extenders and their crews are able to refuel joint and coalition aircraft as well as carry cargo. During the month of April, the squadron offloaded 23.5 million pounds of fuel over 285 sorties to 2,137 receivers. The jet and crew are deployed from Joint Base McGuire-Dix-Lakehurst. (U.S. Air Force photo/Staff Sgt. J.G. Buzanowski)
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Extending the mission

SOUTHWEST ASIA - A KC-10 Extender from the 380th Air Expeditionary Wing flies over Southwest Asia during an aerial refueling mission May 11, 2012. Extenders and their crews are able to refuel joint and coalition aircraft as well as carry cargo. During the month of April, the squadron offloaded 23.5 million pounds of fuel over 285 sorties to 2,137 receivers. The jet and crew are deployed from Joint Base McGuire-Dix-Lakehurst. (U.S. Air Force photo/Staff Sgt. J.G. Buzanowski)
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Extending the mission

SOUTHWEST ASIA - Capt. Chris Sampson checks his approach as he lines up his KC-10 Extender with another KC-10 for aerial refueling May 11, 2012. Sampson and both aircraft are deployed to the 908th Expeditionary Air Refueling Squadron from Joint Base McGuire-Dix-Lakehurst. During the month of April, the squadron offloaded 23.5 million pounds of fuel over 285 sorties to 2,137 receivers. (U.S. Air Force photo/Staff Sgt. J.G. Buzanowski)
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Extending the mission

SOUTHWEST ASIA - A KC-10 Extender from the 380th Air Expeditionary Wing approaches another KC-10 for aerial refueling May 11, 2012. Extenders and their crews are able to refuel joint and coalition aircraft as well as carry cargo. During the month of April, the squadron offloaded 23.5 million pounds of fuel over 285 sorties to 2,137 receivers. Both jets and their crews are deployed from Joint Base McGuire-Dix-Lakehurst. (U.S. Air Force photo/Staff Sgt. J.G. Buzanowski)
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Extending the mission

SOUTHWEST ASIA - A KC-10 Extender from the 380th Air Expeditionary Wing approaches another KC-10 for aerial refueling May 11, 2012. Extenders and their crews are able to refuel joint and coalition aircraft as well as carry cargo. During the month of April, the squadron offloaded 23.5 million pounds of fuel over 285 sorties to 2,137 receivers. Both jets and their crews are deployed from Joint Base McGuire-Dix-Lakehurst. (U.S. Air Force photo/Staff Sgt. J.G. Buzanowski)
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Extending the mission

SOUTHWEST ASIA - A KC-10 Extender from the 380th Air Expeditionary Wing approaches another KC-10 for aerial refueling May 11, 2012. Extenders and their crews are able to refuel joint and coalition aircraft as well as carry cargo. During the month of April, the squadron offloaded 23.5 million pounds of fuel over 285 sorties to 2,137 receivers. Both jets and their crews are deployed from Joint Base McGuire-Dix-Lakehurst. (U.S. Air Force photo/Staff Sgt. J.G. Buzanowski)
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Deployed crew performs ?unmanned? air refueling

Capt. Lindsey Bauer, aircraft commander, 1st Lt. Jen Carter, pilot, Staff Sgt. Lindy Campbell, boom operator and Staff Sgt. Sarah Lockley, flight engineer, from the 908th Expeditionary Air Refueling Squadron in Southwest Asia, participate in an ?unmanned? aerial refueling mission in the KC-10 Extender, Aug. 2, 2011. The deployed environment admittedly is a mostly male world. For a day though, the deployed KC-10 crew made it an all-female day, as all four crew positions were held by females, truly making their mission "unmanned." This crew composition is rare because Lockley is the only female KC-10 flight engineer in the Air Force. (U.S. Air Force photo/Staff Sgt. Patrick Mitchell)
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Deployed crew performs ?unmanned? air refueling

The deployed environment admittedly is a mostly male world. For a day though, a deployed KC-10 Extender crew made it an all-female day, as all four crew positions were held by females, truly making their mission ?unmanned.? Staff Sgt. Lindy Campbell, a boom operator and flight air refueler, with the 908th Expeditionary Air Refueling Squadron. A boom operator controls refueling operations through a digital, fly-by wire system. Sitting in the rear of the aircraft, the operator can see the receiver aircraft through a wide window. (U.S. Air Force photo/Staff Sgt. Patrick Mitchell)
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Deployed crew performs "unmanned" air refueling

Capt. Lindsey Bauer, aircraft commander, 1st Lt. Jen Carter, pilot, and Staff Sgt. Sarah Lockley, flight engineer, from the 908th Expeditionary Air Refueling Squadron in Southwest Asia, participate in an “unmanned” aerial refueling mission in the KC-10 Extender, Aug. 2, 2011. The deployed environment admittedly is a mostly male world. For a day though, the deployed KC-10 crew made it an all-female day, as all four crew positions were held by females, truly making their mission "unmanned." This crew composition is rare because Lockley is the only female KC-10 flight engineer in the Air Force. (U.S. Air Force photo/Staff Sgt. Patrick Mitchell)
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KC-10 flight engineer achieves 300 combat sorties

Tech. Sgt. Brian Bialobreski poses for a photo after completing his 300th combat sortie in the KC-10 at the 380th Air Expeditionary Wing in Southwest Asia, July 28, 2011. Bialobreski became a flight engineer in 2006. Since that time he has accumulated more than 2,500 combat flying hours and has completed 10 deployments. As a flight engineer, Bialobreski is responsible for monitoring aircraft systems and for routing fuel to the planes they are refueling. (U.S. Air Force photo/1st Lt. Gina Vaccaro McKeen
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One Last Time

Col. Mark Danigole, 380th Air Expeditionary Wing vice commander, taxies in after completing his "fini-flight" with the wing in a KC-10. (U.S. Air Force photo illustration/Staff Sgt. Patrick Mitchell)
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KC-10 Extender: Air refueler`

This photo illustration highlights the KC-10 Extender of the 908th Expeditionary Air Refueling Squadron of the 380th Air Expeditionary Wing at a non-disclosed base in Southwest Asia. The 380th AEW supports operations Iraqi Freedom and Enduring Freedom and the Combined Joint Task Force-Horn of Africa. (U.S. Air Force Photo Illustration/Master Sgt. Scott T. Sturkol/Released)
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