AMC in Action: Refueling for Operation Iraqi Freedom

A KC-135 Stratotanker from the 379th Air Expeditionary Refueling Squadron refuels an F-16CJ Fighting Falcon somewhere over Iraq, July 28, 2009. The KC-135 is one of the aircraft Air Mobility Command and the Air Force has to help the Air Force to "fly, fight and win...in air, space and cyberspace." (U.S. Air Force Photo/Staff Sgt. Michael B. Keller)

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Refueling for Operation Iraqi Freedom

A boom operator aboard a KC-135 Stratotanker from the 379th Air Expeditionary Refueling Squadron refuels F-16CJ Fighting Falcons somewhere over Iraq, July 28, 2009. The KC-135 is one of the aircraft Air Mobility Command and the Air Force has to help the Air Force to "fly, fight and win...in air, space and cyberspace." (U.S. Air Force photo by Staff Sgt. Michael B. Keller)

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Refueling for Operation Enduring Freedom

A KC-135 Stratotanker from the 379th Expeditionary Air Refueling Squadron refuels a Navy F-18F Hornet over Afghanistan, July 30, 2009, in support of Operation Enduring Freedom. The KC-135 is one of the aircraft Air Mobility Command and the Air Force has to help the Air Force to "fly, fight and win...in air, space and cyberspace." (U.S. Air Force Photo/Staff Sgt. Michael B. Keller)

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Refueling for Operation Enduring Freedom

Airman 1st Class Jacob Aufderheide, a boom operator from the 379th Expeditionary Air Refueling Squadron, refuels aircraft over Afghanistan in support of Operation Enduring Freedom on a KC-135 Stratotanker, July 30, 2009. The KC-135 is one of the aircraft Air Mobility Command and the Air Force has to help the Air Force to "fly, fight and win...in air, space and cyberspace." (U.S. Air Force Photo/Staff Sgt. Michael B. Keller)

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Refueling Operation Enduring Freedom

U.S. Air Force Capts. Matthew Scott, left, and Jonathan Flores, right, pilots from the 379th Expeditionary Air Refueling Squadron, prepare a KC-135 Stratotanker for a refueling mission to Afghanistan in support of Operation Enduring Freedom, July 30, 2009. The KC-135 is one of the aircraft Air Mobility Command and the Air Force has to help the Air Force to "fly, fight and win...in air, space and cyberspace." (U.S. Air Force Photo/Staff Sgt. Michael B. Keller)

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Photo essay: AMC in Action - Combat air refueling

Published Aug. 12, 2009
By Staff Sgt. Michael B. Keller
379th Air Expeditionary Wing

SOUTHWEST ASIA -- Air Mobility Command is engaged in the fight around the globe. Most notable are the continuous air refueling efforts for Operations Enduring Freedom and Iraqi Freedom.

As an example, on Aug. 10, Air Force officials with Air Forces Central-Forward said Air Force tankers flew 49 sorties and off-loaded approximately 2.6 million pounds of fuel to 217 receiving aircraft.

Through these photos, some of those forward missions are shown.

AMC in Action: Refueling for Operation Iraqi Freedom

Refueling for Operation Iraqi Freedom

Refueling for Operation Enduring Freedom

Refueling for Operation Enduring Freedom

Refueling Operation Enduring Freedom