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Maintenance crews from the 92nd and 141st Air Refueling Wings at Fairchild Air Force Base, Wash., perform pre-flight inspections on a KC-135 Stratotanker prior to take off from Spokane International Airport, Wash., to support Operation Odyssey Dawn on March 23, 2011. Tankers from Fairchild provide fuel to Air Force, Navy and NATO fighter aircraft throughout the operation. (U.S. Air Force Photo/Master Sgt. Ronald Van Ausdal)


Operation Odyssey Dawn

Maintenance crews from the 92nd and 141st Air Refueling Wings at Fairchild Air Force Base, Wash., perform pre-flight inspections on a KC-135 Stratotanker prior to take off from Spokane International Airport, Wash., to support Operation Odyssey Dawn on March 23, 2011. Tankers from Fairchild provide fuel to Air Force, Navy and NATO fighter aircraft throughout the operation. (U.S. Air Force Photo/Master Sgt. Ronald Van Ausdal)

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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)