KC-10 maintainers: Ready to roll
A maintenance Airman assigned to the 380th Expeditionary Aircraft Maintenance Squadron Extender aircraft maintenance unit stands at parade rest as he prepares to help guide a KC-10 Extender from the 908th Expeditionary Air Refueliung Squadron that is departing for a mission on April 20, 2010. In the first three months of 2010, Airmen supporting the KC-10 deployed air refueling in the U.S. Central Command area of responsibility flew more than 1,000 sorties offl-loading more than 108 million pounds of fuel to more than 6,600 aircraft in support of combat operations. The 908th EARS and the 380th EAMXS, as part of the 380th Air Expeditionary Wing, 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)