Photo by Senior Airman Preston Webb | 380th Air Expeditionary Wing | 08.22.2017
A 27th Expeditionary Fighter Squadron pilot disengages an F-22 Raptor from the boom of a 908th Expeditionary Air Refueling Squadron KC-10 Extender Aug. 22, 2017, in the skies over southwest Asia. As part of the Air Force Global Strike Task Force, members of the 27 EFS take the fight directly to ISIS. (U.S. Air Force photo by Senior Airman Preston Webb)...
Photo by Senior Airman Preston Webb | 380th Air Expeditionary Wing | 08.22.2017
A 27th Expeditionary Fighter Squadron pilot receives fuel for an F-22 Raptor up to a 908th Expeditionary Air Refueling Squadron KC-10 Extender Aug. 22, 2017, in the skies over southwest Asia. Pilots in the 27 EFS are a critical component of the Global Strike Task Force, operating under the only wing to support all five Air Force core missions: the 380th Air Expeditionary Wing. (U.S. Air Force......
Photo by Senior Airman Preston Webb | 380th Air Expeditionary Wing | 08.22.2017
A 27th Expeditionary Fighter Squadron pilot flies an F-22 Raptor up to a 908th Expeditionary Air Refueling Squadron KC-10 Extender Aug. 22, 2017, in the skies over southwest Asia. As part of the Air Force Global Strike Task Force, members of the 27 EFS take the fight directly to ISIS. (U.S. Air Force photo by Senior Airman Preston Webb)...
Photo by Senior Airman Preston Webb | 380th Air Expeditionary Wing | 08.22.2017
Master Sgt. Kingsley, 908th Expeditionary Air Refueling Squadron boom operator, refuels a 27th Expeditionary Fighter Squadron F-22 Raptor from a KC-10 Extender Aug. 22, 2017, in the skies over southwest Asia. KC-10s can transport nearly 170,000 pounds of fuel and offload to a receiver at 1,000 gallons a minute through the boom or 470 gallons a minute through the centerline drogue. (U.S. Air......
Photo by Staff Sgt. Marjorie Schurr | 380th Air Expeditionary Wing | 08.08.2017
A B-52 Stratofortress breaks away from a 908th Expeditionary Air Refueling Squadron KC-10 Extender to continue flying in support of Combined Joint Task Force-Operation Inherent Resolve over Syria, Aug. 8, 2017. The use of aerial refueling gives the B-52 a range that is limited only by crew endurance. (U.S. Air Force photo by Staff Sgt. Marjorie A. Bowlden)...
Photo by Staff Sgt. Marjorie Schurr | 380th Air Expeditionary Wing | 08.08.2017
A B-52 Stratofortress receives fuel from a 908th Expeditionary Air Refueling Squadron KC-10 Extender during a sortie over Syria, Aug. 8, 2017. The use of aerial refueling gives the B-52 a range that is limited only by crew endurance. (U.S. Air Force photo by Staff Sgt. Marjorie A. Bowlden)...
Photo by Staff Sgt. Marjorie Schurr | 380th Air Expeditionary Wing | 08.08.2017
A U.S. Navy F/A-18 Super Hornet receives fuel from a 908th Expeditionary Air Refueling Squadron KC-10 Extender while a B-52 Stratofortress waits to refuel over Syria, Aug. 8, 2017. Using either an advanced aerial refueling boom, or a hose and drogue centerline refueling system, the KC-10 can refuel a wide variety of U.S. and allied military aircraft within the same mission. (U.S. Air Force......
Photo by Staff Sgt. Marjorie Schurr | 380th Air Expeditionary Wing | 08.08.2017
A B-52 Stratofortress waits to approach a 908th Expeditionary Air Refueling Squadron KC-10 Extender for refueling over Syria, Aug. 8, 2017. In a conventional conflict, the B-52 can perform strategic attack, close-air support, air interdiction, offensive counter-air and maritime operations. (U.S. Air Force photo by Staff Sgt. Marjorie A. Bowlden)...
