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KC-10 Extender: Air refueler in Southwest Asia

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  • By Master Sgt. Scott T. Sturkol
  • 380th Air Expeditionary Wing Public Affairs
SOUTHWEST ASIA --  KC-10 Extender aircraft are deployed to Southwest Asia from both Joint Base McGuire-Dix-Lakehurst, N.J., and Travis Air Force Base, Calif. The KC-10s are assigned to the 908th Expeditionary Air Refueling Squadron of the 380th Air Expeditionary Wing.

The 908th EARS, as part of the 380th AEW, supports operations Iraqi Freedom and Enduring Freedom and the Combined Joint Task Force-Horn of Africa.

According to its Air Force fact sheet, the KC-10 Extender is an Air Mobility Command advanced tanker and cargo aircraft designed to provide increased global mobility for U.S. armed forces. Although the KC-l0's primary mission is aerial refueling, it can combine the tasks of a tanker and cargo aircraft by refueling fighters and simultaneously carry the fighter support personnel and equipment on overseas deployments. The KC-10 is also capable of transporting litter and ambulatory patients using patient support pallets during aeromedical evacuations.