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KC-10 Extender tail #86-0036 prepares to fly it
to the 309th Aerospace Maintenance and
Regeneration Group at Davis-Monthan Air
Force Base, Ariz., following a July 13 ceremony
at Joint Base McGuire-Dix-Lakehurst, N.J., that
marked the first retirement of 59 Extenders
intended for eventual replacement by the KC-
46A Pegasus. A total of three KC-10s from the
Air Force’s Backup-Aircraft Inventory were
congressionally approved for retirement
during Fiscal Year 2020. As KC-10s are retired,
the 309th AMARG will continue to support the
remaining Extenders with spare parts as they
are flown for several years while the KC-46A
Pegasus is integrated into Air Mobility
Command’s Total Force tanker enterprise. For
nearly four decades, the KC-10 has helped
secure global reach for America, providing in-
flight refueling to U.S. and coalition aircraft,
from Operations Desert Shield and Desert
Storm to Operation Inherent Resolve. The KC-
10 is flown from JBMDL by both the 305th
AMW and its associate Air Force Reserve unit,
the 514th AMW. (U.S. Air Force photo by
Master Sergeant Joseph A. Vigil)
| Date Taken: | 07.13.2020 |
| Date Posted: | 07.16.2020 16:54 |
| Photo ID: | 6276797 |
| VIRIN: | 200713-F-IV812-385 |
| Resolution: | 6016x4016 |
| Size: | 12.49 MB |
| Location: | US |
| Web Views: | 94 |
| Downloads: | 16 |
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