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    OEF Anniversary: Deployed Tanker Pilots Discuss Supporting Afghanistan Ops [Image 2 of 4]

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    A large wide-body aircraft is silhouetted against a brilliant sunset on an airport tarmac or runway. The low sun position creates strong backlighting, casting the aircraft in near-total silhouette with warm orange and golden tones dominating the scene. The aircraft's tri-engine configuration is visible in profile, suggesting it is a McDonnell Douglas DC-10 or MD-11 type.

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    12.30.2009

    Photo by Master Sgt. Scott Sturkol                                                                                                                    

    Air Mobility Command

    A KC-10 Extender taxis on the flightline at a non-disclosed location in Southwest Asia, Dec. 30, 2009. KC-10 Extenders are one of the airframes deployed to the 380th Air Expeditionary Wing providing air refueling support for Operations Enduring Freedom and Iraqi Freedom and Joint Task Force-Horn of Africa. The KC-10 is an Air Mobility Command advanced tanker and cargo aircraft that can move up to 170,000 pounds of cargo or carry more than 356,000 pounds of fuel.

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    Date Taken: 12.30.2009
    Date Posted: 10.06.2010 17:43
    Photo ID: 326558
    VIRIN: 091230-F-9429S-123
    Resolution: 1664x2496
    Size: 1.28 MB
    Location: (UNDISCLOSED LOCATION)
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    A U.S. Air Force aircraft, identifiable as a KC-135 Stratotanker aerial refueling tanker, is taxiing or parked on a tarmac in what appears to be an arid desert environment. The aircraft bears standard gray livery with 'U.S. AIR FORCE' markings on the fuselage and displays four underwing turbofan engines. The surrounding terrain and hazy sky suggest a Middle Eastern or desert base location.
    A large wide-body aircraft is silhouetted against a brilliant sunset on an airport tarmac or runway. The low sun position creates strong backlighting, casting the aircraft in near-total silhouette with warm orange and golden tones dominating the scene. The aircraft's tri-engine configuration is visible in profile, suggesting it is a McDonnell Douglas DC-10 or MD-11 type.
    A silhouetted airport ramp scene photographed against a warm sunset sky with golden and orange hues. Multiple large commercial aircraft are parked on the tarmac, rendered as dark silhouettes against the backlit sky. Two tall floodlight towers flank the scene on either side.
    An aerial photograph taken from above showing a U.S. Air Force F-16 Fighting Falcon fighter jet receiving in-flight aerial refueling from a tanker aircraft. The image is shot from the boom operator's perspective looking down at the F-16's cockpit, where a helmeted pilot is clearly visible through the bubble canopy. A wing-mounted external fuel tank or missile is visible on the right wing, and the refueling boom is connected to the aircraft's receptacle.

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