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380AEW Article

KC-10s of the 380th Air Expeditionary Wing

  • Published
  • By Master Sgt. Scott T. Sturkol
  • 380th Air Expeditionary Wing Public Affairs
SOUTHWEST ASIA --  KC-10 Extenders assigned to the 908th Expeditionary Air Refueling Squadron are parked on the flightline for the 380th Air Expeditionary Wing at a non-disclosed base in Southwest Asia on May 19, 2010.

KC-10s and the Airmen who support and fly them are deployed from the 305th Air Mobility Wing at Joint Base McGuire-Dix-Lakehurst, N.J., and the 60th Air Mobility Wing at Travis Air Force Base, Calif.

The 380th AEW is comprised of five groups and 18 squadrons.The wing's mission is to provide air refueling, surveillance and reconnaissance mission in support of overseas contingency operations in Southwest Asia. The 380th AEW supports operations Iraqi Freedom, Enduring Freedom and the Combined Joint Task Force-Horn of Africa.