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    Aerial refueling

    UNDISLOSED LOCATION SOUTHWEST AS, AFGHANISTAN

    02.27.2012

    Photo by Staff Sgt. Greg Biondo 

    United States Air Forces Central           

    A U.S. Navy F/A-18E Super Hornet from the USS Abraham Lincoln receives fuel over Afghanistan from a KC-10 Extender with the 908th Expeditionary Air Refueling Squadron, Feb. 27, 2012. The 908th EARS provides critical aerial refueling to aircraft in the area of responsibility, delivering more than one million gallons of fuel to the fight every day. In 2011, the 908th EARS offloaded more than 390 million pounds of fuel to more than 28,000 airplanes, flew more than 36,700 hours in almost 4,600 missions and the average sortie length for a KC-10 mission in Southwest Asia was about eight hours.

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    Date Taken: 02.27.2012
    Date Posted: 03.23.2012 08:25
    Photo ID: 547039
    VIRIN: 120227-F-FA171-172
    Resolution: 3827x2546
    Size: 1.06 MB
    Location: UNDISLOSED LOCATION SOUTHWEST AS, AF

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