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Air Mobility Command

KC-10 Extenders in Southwest Asia

A KC-10 Extender assigned to the 908th Expeditionary Air Refueling Squadron, 380th Air Expeditionary Wing, waits to taxi on the flightline at a non-disclosed base in Southwest Asia on Jan. 10, 2010. The KC-10 is one of the airframes in the U.S. Central Command area of responsibility that provides air refueling capability to provide global reach for overseas contingency operations. (U.S. Air Force Photo/Tech. Sgt. Scott T. Sturkol/Released)

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Photo essay: KC-10 returns from night mission in Southwest Asia

Published Jan. 12, 2010
By Tech. Sgt. Scott T. Sturkol
380th Air Expeditionary Wing Public Affairs

SOUTHWEST ASIA -- A KC-10 Extemder deployed with the 380th Air Expeditionary Wing's 908th Expeditionary Air Refueling Squadron taxies on the flightline to park after completing a combat air refueling mission on Jan. 10, 2010. The 380th AEW supports Operations Iraqi Freedom and Enduring Freedom and the Combined Joint Task Force-Horn of Africa.

KC-10 Extenders in Southwest Asia