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Anytime and anywhere: Refuelers keep the fight going

A U.S. Air Force A-10 Thunderbolt II assigned to Kandahar Airfield, Afghanistan prepares to receive fuel over Afghanistan from a KC-10 Extender, March 9, 2018. The Thunderbolt employs a wide variety of conventional munitions in support of ORS and the defeat of ISIS. (U.S. Air Force photo by Tech. Sgt. Anthony Nelson Jr.)
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Anytime and anywhere: Refuelers keep the fight going

A U.S. Air Force F-16 Fighting Falcon pilot assigned to the 455th Air Expeditionary Wing, Bagram Airfield, Afghanistan prepares to receive fuel over Afghanistan from a KC-10 Extender, March 9, 2018. The 455th AEW is the premier counter terrorism wing that enables a successful Train, Advise, and Assist campaign. (U.S. Air Force photo by Tech. Sgt. Anthony Nelson Jr.)
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Anytime and anywhere: Refuelers keep the fight going

A U.S. Air Force F-16 Fighting Falcon assigned to the 455th Air Expeditionary Wing, Bagram Airfield, Afghanistan detaches after receiving fuel over Afghanistan from a KC-10 Extender, March 9, 2018. The F-16 is part of the Air component arsenal for the U.S. Air Force Central Command providing integrated air defense and deterrent capabilities in the region. (U.S. Air Force photo by Tech. Sgt. Anthony Nelson Jr.)
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Anytime and anywhere: Refuelers keep the fight going

A U.S. Air Force F-16 Fighting Falcon pilot assigned to the 455th Air Expeditionary Wing, Bagram Airfield, Afghanistan prepares to receive fuel over Afghanistan from a KC-10 Extender, March 9, 2018. The F-16 maneuverability and combat radius exceed that of all potential threat fighter aircraft. (U.S. Air Force photo by Tech. Sgt. Anthony Nelson Jr.)
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Anytime and anywhere: Refuelers keep the fight going

A U.S. Air Force F-16 Fighting Falcon assigned to the 455th Air Expeditionary Wing, Bagram Airfield, Afghanistan receives fuel over Afghanistan from a KC-10 Extender, March 9,2018. The F-16 can locate targets in all weather conditions and detect low flying aircraft in radar ground clutter. (U.S. Air Force photo by Tech. Sgt. Anthony Nelson Jr.)
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Anytime and anywhere: Refuelers keep the fight going

A U.S. Air Force F-16 Fighting Falcon assigned to the 455th Air Expeditionary Wing, Bagram Airfield, Afghanistan receives fuel over Afghanistan from a KC-10 Extender, March 9, 2018. The F-16 is part of the Air component arsenal for the U.S. Air Force Central Command providing integrated air defense and deterrent capabilities in the region. (U.S. Air Force photo by Tech. Sgt. Anthony Nelson Jr.)
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Anytime and anywhere: Refuelers keep the fight going

A U.S. Air Force F-16 Fighting Falcon assigned to the 455th Air Expeditionary Wing, Bagram Airfield, Afghanistan receives fuel over Afghanistan from a KC-10 Extender, March 9, 2018. The F-16 provides cover from above for Afghan and coalition forces on the ground, deterring insurgent activity and allowing friendly freedom of movement for troops. (U.S. Air Force photo by Tech. Sgt. Anthony Nelson Jr.)
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Anytime and anywhere: Refuelers keep the fight going

U.S. Air Force Senior Airman Ben Leclerc in-flight refueler, maneuvers and extends the boom to make contact with the receptacle of an U.S. Air Force F-16 assigned to the 455th Air Expeditionary Wing, Bagram Airfield, Afghanistan, while flying over Afghanistan, March 9,2018. Leclerc is deployed from the 60th Air Mobility Wing, Travis Air Force Base, California. (U.S. Air Force photo by Tech. Sgt. Anthony Nelson Jr.)
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Anytime and anywhere: Refuelers keep the fight going

U.S. Air Force Senior Airman Ben Leclerc in-flight refueler, refuels an F-16 assigned to the 455th Air Expeditionary Wing, Bagram Airfield, Afghanistan, while over Afghanistan, March 9, 2018. The KC-10 can refuel a wide variety of U.S. and allied military aircraft within the same mission. (U.S. Air Force photo by Tech. Sgt. Anthony Nelson Jr.)
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Anytime and anywhere: Refuelers keep the fight going

A U.S. Air Force F-16 Fighting Falcon assigned to the 455th Air Expeditionary Wing, Bagram Airfield, Afghanistan receives fuel over Afghanistan from a KC-10 Extender, March 9,2018. The F-16's provide cover from above for Afghan and coalition forces on the ground, deterring insurgent activity. The F-16 can fly more than 500 miles, deliver its weapons with superior accuracy and defend itself against enemy aircraft. (U.S. Air Force photo by Tech. Sgt. Anthony Nelson Jr.)
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Total Force Integration gets the job done in a deployed location

An U.S. Air Force A-10 Thunderbolt II pilot, currently assigned to the 332nd Air Expeditionary Wing, receives fuel over Iraq from a KC-10 Extender, Nov. 29, 2017. The A-10 has a wide combat radius and short takeoff and landing capability allowing for it to permit operations in and out of locations near front lines. (U.S. Air Force photo by Tech. Sgt. Anthony Nelson Jr.)
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Total Force Integration gets the job done in a deployed location

Lt. Col. Jared Detloff, KC-10 Extender aircraft commander, assigned to the 908th Expeditionary Refueling Squadron, Al Dhafra Air Base, United Arab Emirates, speaks with the flight engineer during a refueling mission over Iraq Nov. 29, 2017. The KC-10 can refuel a wide variety of U.S. and allied military aircraft within the same mission. (U.S. Air Force photo by Tech. Sgt. Anthony Nelson Jr.)
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Aerial support to warfighters

An aircraft maintainer pulls chalks out from under a KC-10 Extender assigned to the 380th Air Expeditionary Wing, Al Dhafra Air Base, United Arab Emirates, Oct. 27, 2017. The Extender’s primary mission is aerial refueling, it can combine the tasks of a tanker and cargo aircraft by refueling fighters and simultaneously carry the fighter support personnel and equipment on overseas deployments. (U.S. Air Force photo by Tech. Sgt. Anthony Nelson Jr.)
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Afghan maintainers level up

Tech. Sgt. Toron Bordain, 440th Air Expeditionary Advisory Squadron, C-130 maintenance advisor, works with his Afghan Air Force counterparts to remove an engine panel for training at Kabul Air Wing, Afghanistan, Jan. 18, 2017. Bordain, an Air Force Reservist out of Dobbins Air Reserve Base, Ga., is part Train, Advise, Assist Command-Air (TAAC-Air), working to develop a professional, capable and sustainable Afghan Air Force. (U.S. Air Force photo by Tech. Sgt. Veronica Pierce)
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Afghan maintainers level up

A C-130H maintenance advisor from Train, Advise, Assist Command-Air (TAAC-Air), 440th Air Expeditionary Advisory Squadron, trains an Afghan Air Force C-130 maintainer on the aircraft hydraulics system at Kabul Air Wing, Afghanistan, Jan. 18, 2017. On Jan. 11, 2017, a group of 44 AAF C-130H maintainers were the first in-country trained to graduate and receive their level three certification. The recent graduates were trained by Total Force Airmen who specialize in various maintenance Air Force Specialty Codes from; engine and propulsion, hydraulics, fuel, electrical and environmental, avionics, and crew chief specialist. (U.S. Air Force photo by Tech. Sgt. Veronica Pierce)
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Afghan maintainers level up

Tech. Sgt. Chad Conroy, 440th Air Expeditionary Advisory Squadron, C-130 maintenance advisor, a reservist assigned to Youngstown Air Reserve Station, Ohio, provides heat for Afghan Air Force maintainers before training at Kabul Air Wing, Afghanistan, Jan. 18, 2017. The AAF received four C-130H models at the beginning of 2014. On Jan. 11, 2017, a group of 44 AAF C-130H maintainers were the first in-country trained to graduate and receive their level three certification. (U.S. Air Force photo by Tech. Sgt. Veronica Pierce)
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Afghan maintainers level up

Master Sgt. Steven Ashley, 440th Air Expeditionary Advisory Squadron, C-130 maintenance advisor, assigned to Dobbins Air Reserve Base, Ga., trains Afghan Air Force maintainers on interior systems in a C-130H at Kabul Air Wing, Afghanistan, Jan. 18, 2017. On Jan. 11, 2017, a group of 44 AAF C-130H maintainers were the first in-country trained to graduate and receive their level three certification. The recent graduates were trained by Total Force Airmen who specialize in various maintenance Air Force Specialty Codes from; engine and propulsion, hydraulics, fuel, electrical and environmental, avionics, and crew chief specialist. (U.S. Air Force photo by Tech. Sgt. Veronica Pierce)
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Afghan maintainers level up

Tech. Sgt. Brian Evancho, 440th Air Expeditionary Advisory Squadron, C-130 maintenance advisor, a reservist assigned to Youngstown Air Reserve Station, Ohio, reviews training with Afghan Air Force counterparts at Kabul Air Wing, Afghanistan, Jan. 18, 2017. On Jan. 11, 2017, a group of 44 AAF C-130H maintainers were the first in-country trained to graduate and receive their level three certification. The maintenance graduates were trained locally by Total Force Airmen assigned to Youngstown ARS, Ohio, and Dobbins Air Reserve Base, Ga. (U.S. Air Force photo by Tech. Sgt. Veronica Pierce)
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Afghan maintainers level up

An Afghan Air Force C-130 maintenance chief master sergeant trains AAF noncommissioned officers on C-130 maintenance using technical orders at Kabul Air Wing, Afghanistan, Jan. 18, 2017. Maintenance advisors from Train, Advise, Assist Command-Air (TAAC-Air), worked with their AAF counterparts for the past six months to qualify a group of AAF members as level three maintainers. On Jan. 11, 2017, 44 AAF C-130H maintainers were the first in-country trained to graduate and receive their level three certification. (U.S. Air Force photo by Tech. Sgt. Veronica Pierce)
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Maintaining mobility: Maintenance Reserve Airmen keep eyes to the sky

U.S. Air Force Master Sgt. Shawn Froehling, an engine mechanic with the 379th Expeditionary Aircraft Maintenance Squadron, 746th Expeditionary Aircraft Maintenance Unit, conducts a 30-day desert inspection on the engine of a C-130 Hercules at Al Udeid Air Base, Qatar, Dec. 30, 2016. Due to constant exposure to sand from the desert, an inspection is required every 30 days on each C-130 to ensure that there is no buildup of dust or other debris in the engines. (U.S. Air Force photo by Senior Airman Miles Wilson)
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