Air refueling giant -- KC-10s and Airmen who support them fly combat missions in Southwest Asia
KC-10 Extender aircraft from 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. According to the 380th AEW history office, In the first three months of 2010, Airmen supporting the KC-10 deployed air refueling mission in the U.S. Central Command area of responsibility helped the KC-10 fly 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. KC-10s and the Airmen who support 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. (U.S. Air Force Photo/Master Sgt. Scott T. Sturkol/Released)
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