KC-10 Extenders are parked on the flightline at a non-disclosed location in Southwest Asia on May 5, 2010. The KC-10 Extender is an advanced tanker and cargo aircraft designed to provide increased global mobility for U.S. armed forces. In 2009, KC-10s assigned to the 380th Air Expeditionary Wing flew more than 40,000 hours in support of 4,760 combat missions where they offloaded 422,000,000 pounds of fuel to 31,000 aircraft. They also provided direct support to more than 2,750 "troops in contact" actions in 2009. 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, as part of the 380th Air Expeditionary Wing, supports operations Iraqi Freedom and Enduring Freedom and the Combined Joint Task Force-Horn of Africa. (U.S. Air Force photo/Senior Airman Jenifer H. Calhoun/Released)