Combat air refueling mission over Afghanistan

A KC-10 Extender aircraft assigned to the 908th Expeditionary Air Refueling Squadron, supplies fuel to an F-16 Fighting Falcon over the mountains of Afghanistan in support of Operation Enduring Freedom during an air refueling mission Nov. 25, 2010. The 908th EARS is part of the 380th Air Expeditionary Wing at a non-disclosed base in Southwest Asia. (U.S. Air Force Photo/Staff Sgt. Andy M. Kin)

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Refueling the joint fight

A KC-10 Extender refuels a U.S. Navy F/A-18 Hornet in support of Operation Enduring Freedom while deployed Nov. 25, 2010, over the mountainous terrain in Southwest Asia. The KC-10 is from the 908th Expeditionary Air Refueling Squadron. (U.S. Air Force photo/Staff Sgt. Andy M. Kin)

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Photo essay: Combat air refueling mission over Afghanistan

Published Dec. 7, 2010
By Staff Sgt. Andy M. Kin
Air Force Combat Camera

OVER AFGHANISTAN -- Airmen from the 908th Expeditionary Air Refueling Squadron of the 380th Air Expeditionary Wing at a non-disclosed base in Southwest Asia participated in a combat air refueling mission on Nov. 25, 2010.

As of Oct. 31, Airmen supporting the air refueling mission in the U.S. Central Command area of responsibility have off-loaded more than 880 million pounds of fuel to more than 69,000 aircraft for wartime operations, Air Forces Central statistics show.

To see more photos from the Nov. 25 mission over Afghanistan, see the SLIDESHOW.

Combat air refueling mission over Afghanistan

Refueling the joint fight