KC-10 Extender co-pilot 1st Lt. Matthew Simpkins with the 908th Expeditionary Air Refueling Squadron deployed to a non-disclosed base in Southwest Asia. Here he is pictured, Feb. 6. The 908th EARS is an attached unit of the 380th Air Expeditionary Wing. The KC-10 is used extensively for air refueling operations in the U.S. Central Command area of responsibility supporting Operation Iraqi Freedom, the Combined Joint Task Force-Horn of Africa, and Operation Enduring Freedom. In 2009, KC-10s from the 908th EARS offloaded more than 422 million pounds of fuel on more than 4,700 combat sorties.
| Date Taken: | 02.06.2010 |
| Date Posted: | 02.07.2010 22:57 |
| Photo ID: | 248755 |
| VIRIN: | 100226-F-9429S-008 |
| Resolution: | 2100x3567 |
| Size: | 1008.97 KB |
| Location: | (UNDISCLOSED LOCATION) |
| Web Views: | 65 |
| Downloads: | 4 |
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