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KC-10 Extender: Mission operations in Southwest Asia

Maintenance Airmen from the 380th Expeditionary Aircraft Maintenance Squadron Extender aircraft maintenance unit wait to guide a KC-10 Extender assigned to the 908th Expeditionary Air Refueling Squadron of the 380th Air Expeditionary Wing out for a mission during flightline operations at a non-disclosed base in Southwest Asia. In 2009, KC-10s from the 380th AEW and the 908th EARS flew 4,760 combat sorties offl-loading 422,222,300 pounds of fuel to 31,434 aircraft. In the same year, the KC-10s and their crews accumulated 40,011 hours of flight time. The 380th AEW and its units support operations Iraqi Freedom and Enduring Freedom and the Combined Joint Task Force-Horn of Africa. (U.S. Air Force Photo/Master Sgt. Scott T. Sturkol/Released)

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