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The 313th Air Expeditionary Wing, which is supporting Operation Unified Protector, was given a nickname by the wing's commander, Brig. Gen. Roy Uptegraff. When looking at the multitude of colors of tail flashes on the 313th AEW ramp, “General Uptegraff said the ramp looked like a ‘calico cat,’” said Col. Dave Cohen, 313th AEW vice commander. “Thus, the ‘calico wing’ was born.” The 313th AEW operates from an undisclosed location in Western Europe. Operation Unified Protector is part of the international response to the unrest in Libya and enforcement of United Nations Security Council Resolution 1973 of a no-fly zone over Libya. (U.S. Air Force Graphic Illustration/313th Air Expeditionary Wing Public Affairs)


‘Calico’ wing serves as representation of Total Force team supporting world-wide operations

The 313th Air Expeditionary Wing, which is supporting Operation Unified Protector, was given a nickname by the wing's commander, Brig. Gen. Roy Uptegraff. When looking at the multitude of colors of tail flashes on the 313th AEW ramp, “General Uptegraff said the ramp looked like a ‘calico cat,’” said Col. Dave Cohen, 313th AEW vice commander. “Thus, the ‘calico wing’ was born.” The 313th AEW operates from an undisclosed location in Western Europe. Operation Unified Protector is part of the international response to the unrest in Libya and enforcement of United Nations Security Council Resolution 1973 of a no-fly zone over Libya. (U.S. Air Force Graphic Illustration/313th Air Expeditionary Wing Public Affairs)

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The last aircraft assigned to the 313th Air Expeditionary Wing -- a KC-10 Extender -- takes off from a non-disclosed base in Western Europe on Nov. 8, 2011. The KC-10, from Joint Base McGuire-Dix-Lakehurst, N.J., departed the European deployed theater of operations. The 313th AEW provided air refueling assets to NATO during Operation Unified Protector -- the United Nations' mandated mission to protect citizens of Libya. The operation concluded Oct. 31, 2011. (U.S. Air Force Photo/Maj. Andra Higgs)
The last aircraft assigned to the 313th Air Expeditionary Wing -- a KC-10 Extender -- is parked on the flightline at a non-disclosed base in Western Europe on Nov. 7, 2011. The KC-10, from Joint Base McGuire-Dix-Lakehurst, N.J., departed the European deployed theater of operations. The 313th AEW provided air refueling assets to NATO during Operation Unified Protector -- the United Nations' mandated mission to protect citizens of Libya. The operation concluded Oct. 31, 2011. (U.S. Air Force Photo/Maj. Andra Higgs)
The last aircraft assigned to the 313th Air Expeditionary Wing -- a KC-10 Extender -- takes off from a non-disclosed base in Western Europe on Nov. 8, 2011. The KC-10, from Joint Base McGuire-Dix-Lakehurst, N.J., departed the European deployed theater of operations. The 313th AEW provided air refueling assets to NATO during Operation Unified Protector -- the United Nations' mandated mission to protect citizens of Libya. The operation concluded Oct. 31, 2011. (U.S. Air Force Photo/Maj. Andra Higgs)
The last aircraft, a KC-10 Extender, deployed to the 313th Air Expeditionary Wing in the European theater of operations, sits on the ramp at a non-disclosed base in Western Europe on Nov. 7, 2011. The KC-10, assigned to Joint Base McGuire-Dix-Lakehurst, N.J., departed the European theater on Nov. 8, 2011. The 313th AEW provided air refueling assets to NATO during Operation Unified Protector, the United Nations' mandated mission to protect citizens of Libya. The operation concluded Oct. 31, 2011. (U.S. Air Force Photo/Maj. Andra Higgs)
The last aircraft, a KC-10 Extender, deployed to the 313th Air Expeditionary Wing in the European theater of operations, sits on the ramp at a non-disclosed base in Western Europe on Nov. 7, 2011. The KC-10, assigned to Joint Base McGuire-Dix-Lakehurst, N.J., departed the European theater on Nov. 8, 2011. The 313th AEW provided air refueling assets to NATO during Operation Unified Protector, the United Nations' mandated mission to protect citizens of Libya. The operation concluded Oct. 31, 2011. (U.S. Air Force Photo/Maj. Andra Higgs)
A KC-135 Stratotanker, deployed to the 313th Air Expeditionary Wing in the European theater of operations, refuels a U.S. Air Force F-16 over the Mediterranean Sea on the final mission day of flying during Operation Unified Protector on Oct. 31, 2011. The United Nations' mandated mission lead to a coalition of 28 countries and the enforcement of a no-fly zone and maritime embargo to protect the citizens of Libya. The 313th AEW brought together a Total Force Airmen who delivered more than 24 million gallons of fuel during the operation. (U.S. Air Force Photo/Maj. Andra Higgs)
Airman 1st Class James Shaffer (right), KC-135 Stratotanker boom operator deployed to the 313th Air Expeditionary Wing in the European theater of operations, prepares to refuel F-16 Fighting Falcons on Oct. 31, 2011, over the Mediterranean Sea on their final no-fly zone mission of the NATO-led operation. A United Nations mandate to protect civilians in Libya resulted in a coalition of 28 countries providing air and maritime intridiction. This was Shaffer's first operational deployment. (U.S. Air Force Photo/Maj. Andra Higgs)
A KC-135 Stratotanker deployed with the 313th Air Expeditionary Wing in the European theater of operations prepares to refuel a C-17 Globemaster III over the Atlantic Ocean on Oct. 29, 2011. The C-17 was en route from Tripoli, Libya, to Boston, Mass., to deliver 22 Libyan rebel fighters for medical care at the Spaulding Hospital for Continuing Medical Care North Shore in Salem, Mass. The C-17, assigned to the 172nd Airlift Wing of the Mississippi National Guard, was refueled by a KC-135 from McConnell AFB, Kan., that is normally operated by the 22nd Air Refueling Wing and the 931st Air Refueling Group. The 313th AEW supported NATO's Operation Unified Protector -- the mission that carried out the United Nations' mandate to protect the citizens of Libya. (U.S. Air Force Photo/Maj. Andra Higgs)
A KC-135 Stratotanker deployed with the 313th Air Expeditionary Wing in the European theater of operations prepares to refuel a C-17 Globemaster III over the Atlantic Ocean on Oct. 29, 2011. The C-17 was en route from Tripoli, Libya, to Boston, Mass., to deliver 22 Libyan rebel fighters for medical care at the Spaulding Hospital for Continuing Medical Care North Shore in Salem, Mass. The C-17, assigned to the 172nd Airlift Wing of the Mississippi National Guard, was refueled by a KC-135 from McConnell AFB, Kan., that is normally operated by the 22nd Air Refueling Wing and the 931st Air Refueling Group. The 313th AEW supported NATO's Operation Unified Protector -- the mission that carried out the United Nations' mandate to protect the citizens of Libya. (U.S. Air Force Photo/Maj. Andra Higgs)
A KC-135 Stratotanker deployed with the 313th Air Expeditionary Wing in the European theater of operations prepares to refuel a C-17 Globemaster III over the Atlantic Ocean on Oct. 29, 2011. The C-17 was en route from Tripoli, Libya, to Boston, Mass., to deliver 22 Libyan rebel fighters for medical care at the Spaulding Hospital for Continuing Medical Care North Shore in Salem, Mass. The C-17, assigned to the 172nd Airlift Wing of the Mississippi National Guard, was refueled by a KC-135 from McConnell Air Force Base, Kan., that is normally operated by the 22nd Air Refueling Wing and the 931st Air Refueling Group. The 313th AEW supported NATO's Operation Unified Protector -- the mission that carried out the United Nations' mandate to protect the citizens of Libya. (U.S. Air Force Photo/Maj. Andra Higgs)
A KC-135 Stratotanker deployed with the 313th Air Expeditionary Wing in the European theater of operations prepares to refuel a C-17 over the Atlantic Ocean on Oct. 29, 2011. The C-17 was en route from Tripoli, Libya, to Boston, Mass., to deliver 22 Libyan rebel fighters for medical care at the Spaulding Hospital for Continuing Medical Care North Shore in Salem, Mass. The C-17, assigned to the 172nd Airlift Wing, Mississippi National Guard, was refueled by a KC-135 from McConnell Air Force Base, Kan., that is normally operated by the 22nd Air Refueling Wing and the 931st Air Refueling Group. The 313th AEW supported NATO's Operation Unified Protector, the mission that carried out the United Nations' mandate to protect the citizens of Libya. (U.S. Air Force Photo/Maj. Andra Higgs)
Airmen from the 86th Aeromedical Evacuation Squadron and a Critical Care Air Transport Team from Landstuhl Regional Medical Center unload wounded Libyan fighters from a C-130J Hercules on Oct. 29, 2011, at Ramstein Air Base, Germany. At the request of the Department of State and directed by the Secretary of Defense, U.S. Africa Command supported U.S. and international humanitarian relief efforts in Libya. Specifically, the U.S. military transported four wounded Libyans for treatment in medical facilities in Europe and 28 to the United States. (U.S. Air Force Photo/Tech. Sgt. Chenzira Mallory)