KC-10s of the 380th Air Expeditionary Wing

Photo By Master Sgt. Jenifer Calhoun | KC-10 Extender aircraft from the 908th Expeditionary Air Refueling Squadron are parked on the flightline for the 380th Air Expeditionary Wing at a non-disclosed base in Southwest Asia on May 19, 2010. According to the 380th AEW history office, In the first three months of 2010, Airmen supporting the KC-10 deployed air refueling mission in the U.S. Central Command area of responsibility helped the KC-10 fly more than 1,000 sorties offl-loading more than 108 million pounds of fuel to more than 6,600 aircraft in support of combat operations. KC-10s and the Airmen who support them are deployed from the 305th Air Mobility Wing at Joint Base McGuire-Dix-Lakehurst, N.J., and the 60th Air Mobility Wing at Travis Air Force Base, Calif.  

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06.17.2010

Story by Senior Airman Jenifer Calhoun 

380th Air Expeditionary Wing

SOUTHWEST ASIA -- KC-10 Extenders assigned to the 908th Expeditionary Air Refueling Squadron are parked on the flightline for the 380th Air Expeditionary Wing at a non-disclosed base in Southwest Asia on May 19, 2010.

KC-10s and the Airmen who support and fly them are deployed from the 305th Air Mobility Wing at Joint Base McGuire-Dix-Lakehurst, N.J., and the 60th Air Mobility Wing at Travis Air Force Base, Calif.

The 380th AEW is comprised of five groups and 18 squadrons.The wing's mission is to provide air refueling, surveillance and reconnaissance mission in support of overseas contingency operations in Southwest Asia. The 380th AEW supports operations Iraqi Freedom, Enduring Freedom and the Combined Joint Task Force-Horn of Africa.

• Date Taken: 06.17.2010
• Date Posted: 06.17.2010 04:16
• Story ID: 51522
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