Story by Master Sgt. Traci Keller | 60th Air Mobility Wing | 01.11.2024
As the U.S. Air Force continues to downsize its fleet of KC-10 Extender aircraft, the 60th Air Mobility Wing -- the last active-duty wing to operate the aircraft -- said farewell to one particularly special tail....
Story by Maj. Kinder Blacke | 380th Air Expeditionary Wing | 08.24.2021
Throughout the day and night, air refueling missions regularly come and go out of Al Dhafra Air Base, delivering fuel to various aircraft in order to extend their time airborne in support of regional missions. However, on August 1, 2021, the KC-10 Extender aircraft taking off from ADAB was unlike all the rest: its mission was supported entirely by women....
Story by Master Sgt. Wolfram Stumpf | 380th Air Expeditionary Wing | 08.06.2021
AL DHAFRA AIR BASE, United Arab Emirates – Sometimes you have to be willing to step outside of your comfort zone, roll your sleeves down, put that face shield on, and get down to business, literally. Deployed Captain Erin Walsh, 380th Expeditionary Aircraft Maintenance Squadron officer in charge with the KC-10 Extenders, did just that when she willingly agreed to service the lavatory on......
Story by Maj. Kinder Blacke | 380th Air Expeditionary Wing | 07.27.2021
U.S. Air Force KC-10 Extender aircraft, typically used in the U.S. Central Command area of responsibility for aerial refueling missions, recently flexed to streamline a major movement of cargo, personnel and F-15E Strike Eagle aircraft across the theater....
Story by Staff Sgt. Joseph Pick | United States Air Forces Central | 06.09.2020
For approximately three weeks, more than 230 Airmen assigned to U.S. Air Forces Central Command conducted an Agile Combat Employment exercise to test the command’s ability to project airpower from an austere location within U.S. Central Command’s 20-nation area of responsibility. The AFCENT Air Warfare Center led the ACE, along with personnel from AFCENT staff directorates, and......
Story by Tech. Sgt. James Hodgman | 60th Air Mobility Wing | 08.15.2019
After a long day of fishing in international waters approximately 1,300 miles southwest of San Diego, disaster struck. Three fishermen aboard the Mazatun, a fishing boat, were injured when a 25-ton crane fell on them. Two of the men suffered life-threatening injuries....
Story by Tech. Sgt. Staci Kasischke | United States Air Forces Central | 08.12.2019
Directly aligned with the 2018 National Defense Strategy’s call to be strategically predictable but operationally unpredictable, F-35A Lightning IIs from the 4th Expeditionary Fighter Squadron participated in Exercise Agile Lightning, Aug. 4-7, 2019....
Story by Joey Swafford | 60th Air Mobility Wing | 07.17.2019
A KC-10 Extender and crew assigned to the 6th Air Refueling Squadron with the unique call sign of Brent06 took off early Tuesday morning from Travis AFB on a mission to honor one of their own....
