By AFCENT Public Affairs / Published May 24, 2019
A three-man weapons load team from the 380th Expeditionary Maintenance Group, loads an F-35A Lightning II with a full external loadout at Al Dhafra Air Base, United Arab Emirates, May 2019. F-35As assigned to the 4th Expeditionary Fighter Squadron were configured with six GBU-49 small glide munitions and two AIM-9x Sidewinder missiles to execute a mission in support of U.S. Forces – Afghanistan. (U.S. Air Force photo by Staff Sgt. Chris Thornbury)
An F-35A Lightning II approaches a KC-10 Extender for aerial refueling during an operation in support of U.S. Forces – Afghanistan, May 2019. The F-35A conducted the mission with a full external loadout, six GBU-49 small glide munitions and two AIM-9x Sidewinder missiles. The F-35A is assigned to the 4th Expeditionary Fighter Squadron, and the KC-10 Extender is assigned to the 908th Expeditionary Air Refueling Squadron at Al Dhafra Air Base, United Arab Emirates. (U.S. Air Force Photo)