KC-135 departs for mission in Southwest Asia

A KC-135R Stratotanker taxies out for a mission during operations at an undisclosed base in Southwest Asia on Dec. 25, 2009. The KC-135, operated by the U.S. Air Force's Air Mobility Command, is one of the lead air refueling aircraft the Air Force uses to "fly, fight and win...in air, space and cyberspace." (U.S. Air Force Photo/Tech. Sgt. Scott T. Sturkol)

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KC-135 departs for mission in Southwest Asia

A KC-135R Stratotanker departs for an air refueling mission at an undisclosed base in Southwest Asia on Dec. 25, 2009. The KC-135, operated by the U.S. Air Force's Air Mobility Command, is one of the lead airlift aircraft the Air Force uses to "fly, fight and win...in air, space and cyberspace." (U.S. Air Force Photo/Tech. Sgt. Scott T. Sturkol)

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Photo essay: KC-135 mission in Southwest Asia

Published Dec. 27, 2009
By Tech. Sgt. Scott T. Sturkol
380th Air Expeditionary Wing Public Affairs

SOUTHWEST ASIA -- A KC-135R Stratotanker, assigned to the 340th Expeditionary Air Refueling Squadron, departs an undisclosed base for a mission in Southwest Asia. The KC-135 and other air refueling aircraft in the 340th EARS support Operations Enduring Freedom and Iraqi Freedom and Joint Task Force-Horn of Africa.

KC-135 departs for mission in Southwest Asia

KC-135 departs for mission in Southwest Asia