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An air-to-air right side view of a KC-10 Extender aircraft being refueled from another KC-10 while flying over the base

An air-to-air right side view of a KC-10 Extender aircraft being refue...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Base: Edwards Air Force Base State: California (CA) Country: United States Of America (USA) Scene Camera Operator: Unknown Release Status: Released to... More

An air to air close-up view of a KC-10 Extender aircraft, assigned with the 15th Air Force, March Air Force Base, California, being refueled from another KC-10.  The aircraft has a new camouflage paint scheme

An air to air close-up view of a KC-10 Extender aircraft, assigned wit...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: State: Arizona (AZ) Country: United States Of America (USA) Scene Camera Operator: SMSGT Don Sutherland Release Status: Released to Public Combined Mil... More

An air to air close-up view of a KC-10 Extender aircraft, assigned with the 15th Air Force, March Air Force Base, California, being refueled from another KC-10.  The aircraft has a new camouflage paint scheme

An air to air close-up view of a KC-10 Extender aircraft, assigned wit...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: State: Arizona (AZ) Country: United States Of America (USA) Scene Camera Operator: SMSGT Don Sutherland Release Status: Released to Public Combined Mil... More

An air to air close-up view of a KC-10 Extender aircraft, assigned with the 15th Air Force, March Air Force Base, California, being refueled from another KC-10.  The aircraft has a new camouflage paint scheme

An air to air close-up view of a KC-10 Extender aircraft, assigned wit...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: State: Arizona (AZ) Country: United States Of America (USA) Scene Camera Operator: SMSGT Don Sutherland Release Status: Released to Public Combined Mil... More

A KC-10 being refueled by another KC-10

A KC-10 being refueled by another KC-10

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Base: Edwards Air Force Base State: California (CA) Country: United States Of America (USA) Scene Camera Operator: Vernon J. Saxon Release Status: Rel... More

A KC-10 Extender, McGuire Air Force Base, New Jersey, takes on 120,000 pounds of fuel from the KC-135R over the Mediterranean and Sardinia. The KC-10 is accompanying other aircraft to Kuwait on the longest fighter deployment since the Vietnam War

A KC-10 Extender, McGuire Air Force Base, New Jersey, takes on 120,000...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Country: Mediterranean Sea (MED) Scene Camera Operator: TECH. SGT. Brad Fallin Release Status: Released to Public Combined Military Service Digital Phot... More

A KC-10 from McGuire Air Force Base, New Jersey begins to taxi for take off. The KC-10 will refuel A KC-10 from McGuire Air Force Base, New Jersey begins to taxi for take off. The KC-10 will refuel F-16s in the air as they return to the states after completing a 90 day tour in the Persian Gulf. The KC-10 stopped for crew rest

A KC-10 from McGuire Air Force Base, New Jersey begins to taxi for tak...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Base: Moron Air Base State: Sevilla Country: Spain (ESP) Scene Camera Operator: STAFF SGT. Louis Briscese Release Status: Released to Public Combined ... More

A KC-10 Extender, assigned to the 32nd Air Refueling Squadron, 305th Air Mobility Wing, McGuire Air Force Base, New Jersey, arrives at Moron Air Base, Spain. The KC-10 is at Moron in support of AIR EXPEDITIONARY FORCE (AEF) 97-1. Under the AEF concept almost all of the Air Force will be divided into 10 force packages, each with a cross-section of Air Force weapon systems drawn from geographically separated units. These AEF packages will be able to respond within 72 hours of notification of any unexpected contingency

A KC-10 Extender, assigned to the 32nd Air Refueling Squadron, 305th A...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Subject Operation/Series: AIR EXPEDITIONARY FORCE Base: Moron Air Base State: Sevilla Country: Spain (ESP) Scene Camera Operator: SRA Richard T. Kamin... More

Australian C-130 Hercules crewmembers look on as a United States Air Force KC-10 Extender from the 60th Military Airlift Wing, Travis Air Force Base, California, is positioned on the tarmac at Townsville's International Airport, Australia. The KC-10 is the USAF's largest mid-air refueler, it will take part in joint Exercise TANDEM THRUST '97. TANDEM THRUST is a US Pacific Command sponsored exercise to test the capability of Australian and US command and control procedures

Australian C-130 Hercules crewmembers look on as a United States Air F...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Subject Operation/Series: TANDEM THRUST '97 Base: Townsville State: Queensland Country: Australia (AUS) Scene Camera Operator: SSGT Efrain Gonzalez, U... More

A 78th Aerial Refueling Squadron, McGuire Air Force Base, New Jersey KC-10 Extender lands at International Airport, Kirtland Air Force Base, New Mexico. A KC-10 is carrying supplies and equipment from Shaw Air Force Base, South Carolina for the 77th Fighter Squadron to use during the world's largest joint service, multi-national tactical air operations exercise

A 78th Aerial Refueling Squadron, McGuire Air Force Base, New Jersey K...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Subject Operation/Series: ROVING SANDS '97 Base: Albuquerque State: New Mexico (NM) Country: United States Of America (USA) Scene Camera Operator: LT.... More

A 78th Air Refueling Squadron, McGuire Air Force Base, New Jersey KC-10 Extender arrives at International Airport/Kirtland Air Force Base, New Mexico. The KC-10 is carrying supplies and equipment from Tyndall Air Force Base for the 2nd Fighter Squadron to use during the world's largest joint service, multi-national tactical air operations exercise

A 78th Air Refueling Squadron, McGuire Air Force Base, New Jersey KC-1...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Subject Operation/Series: ROVING SANDS '97 Base: Albuquerque State: New Mexico (NM) Country: United States Of America (USA) Scene Camera Operator: SRA... More

A KC-10 Extender from the 605th Aerial Refueling Squadron, McGuire Air Force Base, New Jersey, does an engine run while waiting to taxi and then takeoff from 4 Wing Cold Lake. An E-3A Sentry is parked to the rear of the KC-10; both are participating in the joint exercise that will test the response of the air intercept and air defense capabilities of the American and Canadian Forces supporting the mission of NORAD (North American Air Defense command)

A KC-10 Extender from the 605th Aerial Refueling Squadron, McGuire Air...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Subject Operation/Series: AMALGAM WARRIOR Base: Cold Lake State: Alberta (AB) Country: Canada (CAN) Scene Camera Operator: TSGT Lance Cheung Release ... More

Closeup of refueling specialist, SSGT Dennis Pratt, 32nd Aerial Refueling Squadron, 305th Air Mobility Wing, McGuire Air Force Base, New Jersey at his station in the KC-10 Extender. The refueling window can be seen reflected in SSGT Pratt's sunglasses. The KC-10 and crew are participating in the exercise that will test the response of the air intercept and air defense capabilities of the American and Canadian Forces, supporting the mission of NORAD (North American Air Defense command)

Closeup of refueling specialist, SSGT Dennis Pratt, 32nd Aerial Refuel...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Subject Operation/Series: AMALGAM WARRIOR Base: Cold Lake State: Alberta (AB) Country: Canada (CAN) Scene Camera Operator: SRA Diane S. Robinson Rele... More

A KC-10 Extender, from the 32nd Air Refueling Squadron, 305th Air Mobility Wing, McGuire Air Force Base, New Jersey takes off from 4 Wing Cold Lake. The KC-10 provides aerial refueling support to the defenders in the exercise that will test the response of the air intercept and air defense capabilities of the American and Canadian Forces, supporting the mission of NORAD (North American Air Defense command)

A KC-10 Extender, from the 32nd Air Refueling Squadron, 305th Air Mobi...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Subject Operation/Series: AMALGAM WARRIOR Base: Cold Lake State: Alberta (AB) Country: Canada (CAN) Scene Camera Operator: SRA Diane S. Robinson Rele... More

US Air Force MASTER Sergeant Kenneth Holman from the 2nd Air Refueling Squadron, McGuire Air Force Base, New Jersey, loads pallets onto a KC-10 Extender aircraft at Naval Station Diego Garcia. The KC-10 is bound for home after finishing it's deployed rotation in support of Operation DESERT THUNDER 2

US Air Force MASTER Sergeant Kenneth Holman from the 2nd Air Refueling...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Subject Operation/Series: DESERT THUNDER 2 Base: Nav Sup Activity, Diego Garcia Country: British Indian Ocean Territory (IOT) Scene Camera Operator: SR... More

Col. Robert Dunham, 514th Operations Group commander,

Col. Robert Dunham, 514th Operations Group commander,

Col. Robert Dunham, 514th Operations Group commander, flew his "fini" flight on a KC-10 Extender, May 31. Dunham, who has been with the 514th Air Mobility Wing since 1999, is retiring from duty after almost 30 ... More

Rear view medium shot over the shoulder of KC-10 Extender Boom Operator Techincal Sergeant Bob Culbertson of the 76th Air Refueling Squadron, McGuire Air Force Base, New Jersey, on June 22nd, 2000. A F/A-18 Hornet from the US Navy's Blue Angel Aerial Demonstration team is seen refueling out the rear window of the KC-10. The mission of the Blue Angels is to enhance Navy recruiting, and credibly represent Navy and Marine Corps aviation to the United States and its Armed Forces to America and other countries as international ambassadors of good will. An estimated 15 million spectators view the squadron during air shows each year. Additionally, the Blue Angels visit over 50,000 people a show...

Rear view medium shot over the shoulder of KC-10 Extender Boom Operato...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: [Complete] Scene Caption: Rear view medium shot over the shoulder of KC-10 Extender Boom Operator Techincal Sergeant Bob Culbertson of the 76th Air Refue... More

Medium close shot. A McGuire AFB, KC-10 Extender from the 2nd Air Refueling Squadron is refueled by a KC-10 Extender aircraft (Not shown). Although the primary mission of the KC-10 is aerial refueling, it can combine the tasks of tanker and cargo aircraft by refueling fighters while carryling the fighters' support people and equipment during overseas deployments. The KC-10A can transport up to 75 people and about 170,000 pounds of cargo a distance of about 4,400 miles. Without cargo, the KC-10A's unrefueled range is more than 11,500 miles

Medium close shot. A McGuire AFB, KC-10 Extender from the 2nd Air Refu...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Base: Mcguire Air Force Base State: New Jersey (NJ) Country: United States Of America (USA) Scene Camera Operator: Gary Ell, CIV, USAF Release Status:... More

Medium long shot. A McGuire AFB, KC-10 Extender from the 2nd Air Refueling Squadron is refueled by a KC-10 Extender aircraft. Although the primary mission of the KC-10 is aerial refueling, it can combine the tasks of tanker and cargo aircraft by refueling fighters while carryling the fighters' support people and equipment during overseas deployments. The KC-10A can transport up to 75 people and about 170,000 pounds of cargo a distance of about 4,400 miles. Without cargo, the KC-10A's unrefueled range is more than 11,500 miles

Medium long shot. A McGuire AFB, KC-10 Extender from the 2nd Air Refue...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Base: Mcguire Air Force Base State: New Jersey (NJ) Country: United States Of America (USA) Scene Camera Operator: Gary Ell, CIV, USAF Release Status:... More

Medium close shot. A McGuire AFB, KC-10 Extender from the 2nd Air Refueling Squadron is refueled by a KC-10 Extender aircraft. Although the primary mission of the KC-10 is aerial refueling, it can combine the tasks of tanker and cargo aircraft by refueling fighters while carryling the fighters' support people and equipment during overseas deployments. The KC-10A can transport up to 75 people and about 170,000 pounds of cargo a distance of about 4,400 miles. Without cargo, the KC-10A's unrefueled range is more than 11,500 miles

Medium close shot. A McGuire AFB, KC-10 Extender from the 2nd Air Refu...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Base: Mcguire Air Force Base State: New Jersey (NJ) Country: United States Of America (USA) Scene Camera Operator: Gary Ell, CIV, USAF Release Status:... More

US Air Force AIRMAN First Class Jeffrey Gordy, KC-10 Boom Operator with the 2nd Air Refueling Squadron, McGuire Air Force Base, New Jersey, prepares to refuel a USAF C-141 Starlifter (Not shown). After basic training, Gordy , a "Baby Boomer," entered KC-10 training at the 2nd ARS, McGuire AFB, NJ. The refueling took place in the skies over McGuire AFB, on July 12, 2000

US Air Force AIRMAN First Class Jeffrey Gordy, KC-10 Boom Operator wit...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Base: Mcguire Air Force Base State: New Jersey (NJ) Country: United States Of America (USA) Scene Camera Operator: Scott H. Spitzer, USAF Civilian Rel... More

From the KC-10 Extenders flight deck, aircrew members and Katie (far right) from the MTV "Road Rules 10" wave to aircrew members onboard another KC-10 during the cast's final mission. MTVs Road Rules 10 (dubbed "The Quest") cast members spent two days at Fort Dix with the Air Mobility Warfare Centers 421st Ground Combat Readiness Squadron, training and testing as a medic augmentation team in a humanitarian medical relief scenario to the fictional country of Ozlahnd. They then spent a day at McGuire AFB observing a refueling mission. This is their last challenge "to discover the virtue of perseverance." The last of ten virtues learned through challenges over the season before they can...

From the KC-10 Extenders flight deck, aircrew members and Katie (far r...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: [Complete] Scene Caption: From the KC-10 Extenders flight deck, aircrew members and Katie (far right) from the MTV "Road Rules 10" wave to aircrew members... More

A KC-10 Boom Operator from the 60th Air Expeditionary Group, Diego Garcia, uses the HP Weight and Balance Computer to check the weight and balance of 51,846 gallons of fuel loaded into a KC-10 Extender. The KC-10 is preparing to fly a mission to refuel aircraft in support of Operation ENDURING FREEDOM.  In response to the terrorist attacks on September 11, 2001 at the New York World Trade Center and the Pentagon, President George W. Bush initiated Operation ENDURING FREEDOM in support of the Global War on Terrorism (GWOT), fighting terrorism abroad

A KC-10 Boom Operator from the 60th Air Expeditionary Group, Diego Gar...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Subject Operation/Series: ENDURING FREEDOM Base: Nsf Diego Garcia Country: British Indian Ocean Territory (IOT) Scene Camera Operator: TSGT Cedric H. R... More

A KC-10 Boom Operator, 60th Air Expeditionary Group, Diego Garcia, takes control of the aircraft as he engages a B-52H Stratofortress, 28th Air Expeditionary Wing, with the refueling boom. The B-52H, with an unused GBU-32 (Mk-84 2,000-pound bomb) JDAM (Joint Direct Attack Munition), will head back to Diego Garcia from a successful bombing mission over Afghanistan during Operation ENDURING FREEDOM. The KC-10 will stand by for other aircraft in need of fuel. In response to the orist attacks on September 11, 2001 at the New York World Trade Center and the Pentagon, President George W. Bush initiated Operation ENDURING FREEDOM in support of the Global War on Terrorism (GWOT), fighting...

A KC-10 Boom Operator, 60th Air Expeditionary Group, Diego Garcia, tak...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: [Complete] Scene Caption: A KC-10 Boom Operator, 60th Air Expeditionary Group, Diego Garcia, takes control of the aircraft as he engages a B-52H Stratofor... More

At Naval Support Facility (NSF) Diego Garcia, a KC-10 Extender pilot and flight engineer from the 60th Air Expeditionary Group, Diego Garcia, go over the preflight checklist. The KC-10 is preparing to fly a mission to refuel aircraft in support of Operation ENDURING FREEDOM. In response to the terrorist attacks on September 11, 2001 at the New York World Trade Center and the Pentagon, President George W. Bush initiated Operation ENDURING FREEDOM in support of the Global War on Terrorism (GWOT), fighting terrorism abroad

At Naval Support Facility (NSF) Diego Garcia, a KC-10 Extender pilot a...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Subject Operation/Series: ENDURING FREEDOM Base: Nav Sup Activity, Diego Garcia Country: British Indian Ocean Territory (IOT) Scene Camera Operator: TS... More

A KC-10 Extender from Joint Base McGuire-Dix-Lakehurst,

A KC-10 Extender from Joint Base McGuire-Dix-Lakehurst,

A KC-10 Extender from Joint Base McGuire-Dix-Lakehurst, N.J., is refueled by another KC-10 from Joint Base MDL during a mission somewhere over the Eastern United States Oct. 28, 2007. On Jan. 17, 2011, the KC-1... More

Master Sgt. Shaun Cunningham, 908th Expeditionary Air

Master Sgt. Shaun Cunningham, 908th Expeditionary Air

Master Sgt. Shaun Cunningham, 908th Expeditionary Air Refueling Squadron flight engineer, performs pre-flight checks aboard a KC-10 Extender before take off on an air refueling mission in support of Operation E... More

A KC-10 Extender from the 908th Expeditionary Air Refueling

A KC-10 Extender from the 908th Expeditionary Air Refueling

A KC-10 Extender from the 908th Expeditionary Air Refueling Squadron, hovers above another KC-10 during an air refueling mission over international waters, June 3.

Senior Airman David Holley, 380th Expeditionary Aircraft

Senior Airman David Holley, 380th Expeditionary Aircraft

Senior Airman David Holley, 380th Expeditionary Aircraft Maintenance Squadron aerospace propulsion journeyman, begins procedures to replace an auxiliary power unit for an E-3 Sentry airborne warning and control... More

Col. John Roscoe, 305th OG commander originally from

Col. John Roscoe, 305th OG commander originally from

Col. John Roscoe, 305th OG commander originally from Centralia, Pa., speaks with Lt. Col. Jimmy Shaw, 305th Operations Group deputy commander originally from Tucson, Ariz., and Chief Master Sgt. Samuel D’urso, ... More

Airmen assigned to Joint Base McGuire-Dix-Lakehurst,

Airmen assigned to Joint Base McGuire-Dix-Lakehurst,

Airmen assigned to Joint Base McGuire-Dix-Lakehurst, N.J., board a 305th Air Mobility Wing KC-10 Extender before a local incentive flight here, April 3. The quarterly LOFT program recognizes outstanding perform... More

A 22-aircraft "freedom launch" took place at Travis

A 22-aircraft "freedom launch" took place at Travis

A 22-aircraft "freedom launch" took place at Travis AFB, Calif., Sept. 11, 2013. Seven C-17 Globemaster IIIs, 11 KC-10 Extenders and four C-5B Galaxies from the 60th Air Mobility Wing lined up and then launched... More

A U.S. Air Force KC-10 Extender advanced aerial tanker

A U.S. Air Force KC-10 Extender advanced aerial tanker

A U.S. Air Force KC-10 Extender advanced aerial tanker and cargo aircraft approaches a 908th Expeditionary Air Refueling Squadron KC-10 for refuel over the Arabian Gulf April 2, 2014. The KC-10 Extender support... More

U.S. Air Force Senior Airman Jacob O'Heron and Airman

U.S. Air Force Senior Airman Jacob O'Heron and Airman

U.S. Air Force Senior Airman Jacob O'Heron and Airman 1st Class Kenzaburo Nagahama, 380th Expeditionary Aircraft Maintenance Squadron aircraft electrician and crew chief, respectively, lower an engine panel on ... More

Members of the Joint Base Elmendorf-Richardson honor

Members of the Joint Base Elmendorf-Richardson honor

Members of the Joint Base Elmendorf-Richardson honor guard present the colors during the open ceremonies of Arctic Thunder Open House July 25. Arctic Thunder is a biennial event hosted by Joint Base Elmendorf-R... More

U.S. Air Force Staff Sgt. Joe Braunwarth and Senior

U.S. Air Force Staff Sgt. Joe Braunwarth and Senior

U.S. Air Force Staff Sgt. Joe Braunwarth and Senior Airman Josh O'Leary, both loadmasters with the 517th Airlift Squadron, Joint Base Elmendorf-Richardson, Alaska, secure a Humvee aboard a C-17 Globemaster III ... More

Air Force Lt. Gen. Russell J. Handy, commander of Alaskan

Air Force Lt. Gen. Russell J. Handy, commander of Alaskan

Air Force Lt. Gen. Russell J. Handy, commander of Alaskan Command and the 11th Air Force, U.S. Air Force, gives the opening remarks during the 2014-2016 Joint Honorary Commanders’ Program Induction Ceremony on ... More

Army Soldiers from 1st Battalion (Airborne), 501st

Army Soldiers from 1st Battalion (Airborne), 501st

Army Soldiers from 1st Battalion (Airborne), 501st Infantry Regiment, 4th Brigade Combat Team (Airborne), 25th Infantry Division, U.S. Army Alaska, look for their families after performing an demonstration that... More

The audience pays their respects to the American flag

The audience pays their respects to the American flag

The audience pays their respects to the American flag while the National Anthem is played during Arctic Thunder at Joint Base Elmendorf-Richardson, Alaska, July 26, 2014. Arctic Thunder is a biennial event host... More

Army paratroopers assigned to B Company, 3rd Battalion

Army paratroopers assigned to B Company, 3rd Battalion

Army paratroopers assigned to B Company, 3rd Battalion (Airborne), 509th Infantry Regiment, 4th Brigade Combat Team (Airborne), 25th Infantry Division, U.S. Army Alaska, review donning procedures of the T-11 pa... More

Air Force Staff Sgt. Joe Braunwarth, loadmaster with

Air Force Staff Sgt. Joe Braunwarth, loadmaster with

Air Force Staff Sgt. Joe Braunwarth, loadmaster with the 517th Airlift Squadron, Joint Base Elmendorf-Richardson, Alaska, conducts a troop door safety check aboard a C-17 Globemaster III in preparation for a tr... More

Army paratroopers assigned to B Company, 3rd Battalion

Army paratroopers assigned to B Company, 3rd Battalion

Army paratroopers assigned to B Company, 3rd Battalion (Airborne), 509th Infantry Regiment, 4th Brigade Combat Team (Airborne), 25th Infantry Division, U.S. Army Alaska, line the seats aboard a C-17 Globemaster... More

Army National Guard 1st Sgt. Dave Proehl, Alaska National

Army National Guard 1st Sgt. Dave Proehl, Alaska National

Army National Guard 1st Sgt. Dave Proehl, Alaska National Guard Joint Force Headquarters, stands in the turret of an Alaska Territorial Cavalry (Motorized) M8 Greyhound armored vehicle July 27, 2014, during JBE... More

Rex Pemberton parachutes in with the American flag

Rex Pemberton parachutes in with the American flag

Rex Pemberton parachutes in with the American flag to officially start Joint Base Elmendorf-Richardson's Arctic Thunder Open House 2014, July 26. The event features more than 40 Air Force, Army and civilian aer... More

The U.S. Air Force Thunderbirds perform the Arrowhead

The U.S. Air Force Thunderbirds perform the Arrowhead

The U.S. Air Force Thunderbirds perform the Arrowhead Bottom-Up Pass during the Arctic Thunder Open House biennial event hosted by Joint Base Elmendorf-Richardson, Alaska, July 26, 2014. Arctic Thunder is a bie... More

Melissa Pemberton and Skip Stewart, both professional

Melissa Pemberton and Skip Stewart, both professional

Melissa Pemberton and Skip Stewart, both professional stunt fliers open the Arctic Thunder Open House, July 26, 2014. Arctic Thunder is a biennial event hosted by Joint Base Elmendorf-Richardson, Alaska. Featur... More

Oregon Aero Skydancer, Skip Stewart, commands his Pitts

Oregon Aero Skydancer, Skip Stewart, commands his Pitts

Oregon Aero Skydancer, Skip Stewart, commands his Pitts S-2s Prometheus aircraft low to the ground during Arctic Thunder at Joint Base Elmendorf-Richardson, Alaska, July 27, 2014. Arctic Thunder is a biennial e... More

The U.S. Air Force Thunderbirds perform the Diamond

The U.S. Air Force Thunderbirds perform the Diamond

The U.S. Air Force Thunderbirds perform the Diamond 360 during the Arctic Thunder Open House biennial event hosted by Joint Base Elmendorf-Richardson, Alaska, July 27, 2014. Arctic Thunder is a biennial event h... More

Malie Delgado, Miss Alaska 2014, sings the national

Malie Delgado, Miss Alaska 2014, sings the national

Malie Delgado, Miss Alaska 2014, sings the national anthem during the opening ceremony of Arctic Thunder Open House July 27, 2014, Arctic Thunder Open House is a biennial event hosted by Joint Base Elmendorf-R... More

A skywriter spells the initials for Joint Base

A skywriter spells the initials for Joint Base

A skywriter spells the initials for Joint Base Elmendorf-Richardson at Arctic Thunder Open House 2014, July 27, 2014. Arctic Thunder is a biennial event hosted by JBER. Featuring more than 40 Air Force, Army an... More

U.S. Air Force 1st Lt. Michael Sare, a KC-10 Extender

U.S. Air Force 1st Lt. Michael Sare, a KC-10 Extender

U.S. Air Force 1st Lt. Michael Sare, a KC-10 Extender pilot from the 32nd Air Refueling Squadron, Joint Base McGuire-Dix-Lakehurst, conducts refueling operations during Valiant Shield 2014. The KC-10 Extender r... More

Assuming command is Col. Stephanie Williams, a 23-year

Assuming command is Col. Stephanie Williams, a 23-year

Assuming command is Col. Stephanie Williams, a 23-year Air Force veteran with a mobility aircraft background, after an earlier departure from the outgoing commander, Col. Scott McLaughlin, who took command of t... More

Members of the Band of the Golden West, based at Travis

Members of the Band of the Golden West, based at Travis

Members of the Band of the Golden West, based at Travis Air Force Base, were expected to travel throughout the base bringing holiday cheer and good times to Airmen and their families. (U.S. Air Force photo/2nd ... More

Members of the 349th Air Mobility Wing and Travis Air

Members of the 349th Air Mobility Wing and Travis Air

Members of the 349th Air Mobility Wing and Travis Air Force Base Fire Department simulate rendering first aid to unconscious maintainer working on a KC-10A Extender fuel tank. The training was part of an Air Fo... More

Lt. Col. Rafael Carroll relinquished command of the

Lt. Col. Rafael Carroll relinquished command of the

Lt. Col. Rafael Carroll relinquished command of the 60th Operations Support Squadron at Travis Air Force Base, Calif., May 21, 2015, passing command to Lt. Col. Eric Weber. More than 150 Airmen and civilians ga... More

Airman 1st Class Andrew Colvin, 349th Force Support

Airman 1st Class Andrew Colvin, 349th Force Support

Airman 1st Class Andrew Colvin, 349th Force Support Squadron, serves peaches to Senior Airman Eric Tong, 349th Security Forces Squadron June 6 in the single palletized expeditionary kitchen at Travis Air Force ... More

Master Sgt. Leanna Jack captures a moment with another

Master Sgt. Leanna Jack captures a moment with another

Master Sgt. Leanna Jack captures a moment with another co-worker June 6, while a KC-10 Extender refuels a C-5M Super Galaxy over San Francisco. Jack was one of more than 15 Air Force Reservists, assigned to the... More

Col. Kenneth Furukama, 349th Aerospace Medicine Squadron

Col. Kenneth Furukama, 349th Aerospace Medicine Squadron

Col. Kenneth Furukama, 349th Aerospace Medicine Squadron commander, retires after 28 years of service split between the U.S. Air Force Reserve, U.S. Army and U.S. Army Reserve Dec. 5, 2015, at Travis Air Force ... More

U.S. Air Force Staff Sgt. Amanda Ampey, 340th Expeditionary

U.S. Air Force Staff Sgt. Amanda Ampey, 340th Expeditionary

U.S. Air Force Staff Sgt. Amanda Ampey, 340th Expeditionary Air Refueling Squadron boom operator, sets up the Roll-On Beyond Line of Sight Enhancement data link system over Southwest Asia in support of Operatio... More

A U.S. Air Force KC-10 Extender from the 305th Air

A U.S. Air Force KC-10 Extender from the 305th Air

A U.S. Air Force KC-10 Extender from the 305th Air Mobility Wing flies over the Atlantic Ocean during an aerial refueling mission with a 108th Wing KC-135 Stratotanker, March 18, 2016. Both Wings are stationed ... More

Staff Sgt. Richard Saeparn, Senior Airman Katrina Tyson

Staff Sgt. Richard Saeparn, Senior Airman Katrina Tyson

Staff Sgt. Richard Saeparn, Senior Airman Katrina Tyson and Staff Sgt. Nathan Hilt, all 349th Maintenance Squadron aerospace ground equipment mechanics, discuss what to do with a bent wheel bearing found during... More

M-9 Qualification, US Air Force Photo

M-9 Qualification, US Air Force Photo

An airman loads his M9 magazine with ammunition prior to firing during an M9 qualifications course at the 349th Security Forces Squadron Combat Arms Training range on Apr. 17, 2016 at Travis Air Force Base, Cal... More

U.S. Air Force Col. Earl Scott, Commander, 60th Maintenance

U.S. Air Force Col. Earl Scott, Commander, 60th Maintenance

U.S. Air Force Col. Earl Scott, Commander, 60th Maintenance Group, Travis Air Force Base, Calif., welcomes the honorary commanders with a briefing prior to their tour of the different squadrons within the maint... More

Passengers and crew members of the U.S. Air Force’s

Passengers and crew members of the U.S. Air Force’s

Passengers and crew members of the U.S. Air Force’s first transcontinental air refueling of the F-35A Lightning IIs take their seats at Joint Base McGuire-Dix-Lakehurst, N.J., June 30, 2016. The F-35As travelle... More

A U.S. Air Force KC-10 Extender from the 305th Air

A U.S. Air Force KC-10 Extender from the 305th Air

A U.S. Air Force KC-10 Extender from the 305th Air Mobility Wing takes off after doing a touch-and-go practice landing at Joint Base McGuire-Dix-Lakehurst, N.J., Sept. 16, 2016. (U.S. Air National Guard photo b... More

A Royal Australian Air Force KC-30A is prepped for

A Royal Australian Air Force KC-30A is prepped for

A Royal Australian Air Force KC-30A is prepped for a formation departure with a U.S. Air Force KC-10 Extender from an undisclosed location in Southwest Asia, Oct. 24, 2016. This is the first time U.S. and RAAF ... More

A U.S. Marines EA-6B Prowler seperates from a KC-10

A U.S. Marines EA-6B Prowler seperates from a KC-10

A U.S. Marines EA-6B Prowler seperates from a KC-10 Extender refueling operation near Iraq, Oct. 26, 2016. Prowlers specialize in interrupting enemy electronic activity and obtaining tactical electronic intelli... More

U. S. Air Force Senior Airman Marco Ayala, 2nd Air

U. S. Air Force Senior Airman Marco Ayala, 2nd Air

U. S. Air Force Senior Airman Marco Ayala, 2nd Air Refueling Squadron boom operator, performs aerial refueling aboard a KC-10 Extender from Joint Base McGuire-Dix-Lakehurst, N.J., during a training exercise nea... More

Airman 1st Class Garret Jacobs, 6th Air Refueling Squadron,

Airman 1st Class Garret Jacobs, 6th Air Refueling Squadron,

Airman 1st Class Garret Jacobs, 6th Air Refueling Squadron, waits for cargo to arrive inside a KC-10 Extender at Travis Air Force Base, Calif., June 17, 2017. Jacobs helped load more than 15,000 pounds of cargo... More

Tech. Sgt. Kenneth Cook, 6th Air Refueling Squadron,

Tech. Sgt. Kenneth Cook, 6th Air Refueling Squadron,

Tech. Sgt. Kenneth Cook, 6th Air Refueling Squadron, poses for a photo inside a KC-10 Extender at Travis Air Force Base, Calif., June 17, 2017, prior to the start of loading operations. Cook oversaw the loading... More

Refueling, US Air Force Photo

Refueling, US Air Force Photo

Pilots assigned to the 60th Air Mobility Wing out of Travis Air Force Base, Calif., fly a KC-10 Extender during a training mission June 21, 2017. The KC-10 can transport up to 75 people and nearly 170,000 pound... More

U.S. Air Force KC-10 Extender pilots Capt. Mitch E.

U.S. Air Force KC-10 Extender pilots Capt. Mitch E.

U.S. Air Force KC-10 Extender pilots Capt. Mitch E. Brantner, left, and Maj. William G. Thomas, both with the 78th Air Refueling Squadron, 514th Air Mobility Wing, prepare for an aerial refueling from another K... More

U.S. Air Force Senior Airman Paul A. Perez engineer,

U.S. Air Force Senior Airman Paul A. Perez engineer,

U.S. Air Force Senior Airman Paul A. Perez engineer, 78th Air Refueling Squadron, 514th Air Mobility Wing, performs a pre-flight check on a KC-10 Extender at Joint Base McGuire-Dix-Lakehurst, N.J., prior to an ... More

U.S. Air Force KC-10 Extender pilots Capt. Mitch E.

U.S. Air Force KC-10 Extender pilots Capt. Mitch E.

U.S. Air Force KC-10 Extender pilots Capt. Mitch E. Brantner, left, and Maj. William G. Thomas, both with the 78th Air Refueling Squadron, 514th Air Mobility Wing, taxi behind a KC-10 Extender at Joint Base McG... More

KC-10 Extender approaches the landing strip during the solar eclipse

KC-10 Extender approaches the landing strip during the solar eclipse

A KC-10 Extender approaches the landing strip at Joint Base McGuire-Dix-Lakehurst during the solar eclipse August 21. This is the first time a solar eclipse was viewable in the United States in about 40 years. ... More

Mark Kleinman, a retired U.S. Air Force lieutenant

Mark Kleinman, a retired U.S. Air Force lieutenant

Mark Kleinman, a retired U.S. Air Force lieutenant colonel and a teacher at Travis Elementary School, poses for a photo while holding a pencil with his name on it that was given to him by one of his students at... More

Senior Airman Shelby Horn, 349th Air Mobility Wing

Senior Airman Shelby Horn, 349th Air Mobility Wing

Senior Airman Shelby Horn, 349th Air Mobility Wing photojournalist, poses for a portrait with her daughter Sadie, Sep. 1, 2017 at their home in Suisun City, Calif. Sadie was born 10 weeks early and spent 30 day... More

A KC-10 Extender parks on the 380th Air Expeditionary

A KC-10 Extender parks on the 380th Air Expeditionary

A KC-10 Extender parks on the 380th Air Expeditionary Wing’s flightine after a refueling mission, Oct. 27, 2017. The Extender can refuel a wide variety of U.S. and allied military aircraft within the same missi... More

Airman 1st Class Kevin Astley, 60th Logistics Readiness

Airman 1st Class Kevin Astley, 60th Logistics Readiness

Airman 1st Class Kevin Astley, 60th Logistics Readiness Squadron Fuels Management Flight, finishes refueling a C-17 Globemaster III from Joint Base Charleston, S.C., Nov. 2, 2017, at Travis Air Force Base, Cali... More

908 EARS refuels in support of new offensive campaign

908 EARS refuels in support of new offensive campaign

A KC-10 Extender pilot, assigned to the 908th Expeditionary Air Refueling Squadron, controls the aircraft during a mission in support of a new offensive campaign in Afghanistan Nov. 19, 2017. Afghan National De... More

908 EARS refuels in support of new offensive campaign

908 EARS refuels in support of new offensive campaign

A KC-10 Extender from the 908th Expeditionary Air Refueling Squadron, Al Dhafra Air Base, United Arab Emirates, refuels a B-52 Stratofortress from the 379th Air Expeditionary Wing in support of a new offensive ... More

908 EARS refuels in support of new offensive campaign

908 EARS refuels in support of new offensive campaign

KC-10 Extender aircrew members, assigned to the 908th Expeditionary Air Refueling Squadron, control the aircraft during a mission in support of a new offensive campaign in Afghanistan Nov. 19, 2017. Afghan Nati... More

908 EARS refuels in support of new offensive campaign

908 EARS refuels in support of new offensive campaign

A KC-10 Extender from the 908th Expeditionary Air Refueling Squadron, Al Dhafra Air Base, United Arab Emirates, refuels a B-52 Stratofortress from the 379th Air Expiditionary Wing in in support of a new offensi... More

U.S. Air Force Maj. Ryan Kindseth, KC-10 Extender pilot,

U.S. Air Force Maj. Ryan Kindseth, KC-10 Extender pilot,

U.S. Air Force Maj. Ryan Kindseth, KC-10 Extender pilot, 908th Air Refueling Squadron, conducts a preflight inspection to takeoff at Al Dhafra Airbase, United Arab Emirates, to provide air refueling capabilitie... More

A U.S. Air Force E-3 AWACS assigned to Al Dhafra Airbase,

A U.S. Air Force E-3 AWACS assigned to Al Dhafra Airbase,

A U.S. Air Force E-3 AWACS assigned to Al Dhafra Airbase, United Arab Emirates, waits to take off to provide air communications and surveillance capabilities to U.S. and Coalition fighter and reconnaissance air... More

U.S. Air Force Master Sgt.Joey Myers, KC-10 Extender

U.S. Air Force Master Sgt.Joey Myers, KC-10 Extender

U.S. Air Force Master Sgt.Joey Myers, KC-10 Extender Flight Engineer, 908th Expeditionary Air Refueling Squadron, checks the gauges of the aircraft prior to takeoff at Al Dhafra Airbase, United Arab Emirates, i... More

An Italian Air Force AMX performs refueling operations

An Italian Air Force AMX performs refueling operations

An Italian Air Force AMX performs refueling operations with a KC-10 Extender while conducting patrols and possible air strikes in Iraqi and Syrian airspace in support of Operation Inherent Resolve, Nov. 30, 201... More

A U.S. Air Force F-16C Fighting Falcon performs refueling

A U.S. Air Force F-16C Fighting Falcon performs refueling

A U.S. Air Force F-16C Fighting Falcon performs refueling operations with a KC-10 Extender while conducting patrols and possible air strikes in Iraqi and Syrian airspace in support of Operation Inherent Resolve... More

The 380th AEW provides Airpower Employment to the Middle East

The 380th AEW provides Airpower Employment to the Middle East

The 380th Air Expeditionary Wing in concert with coalition, joint, and interagency partners, delivers decisive air, space, and cyberspace capabilities as directed by USAFCENT in support of USCENTCOM, ally natio... More

KC-10 Extender takeoff - A large jetliner flying over a control tower

KC-10 Extender takeoff - A large jetliner flying over a control tower

A U.S. Air Force KC-10 Extender from the 305th Air Mobility Wing takes off from Joint Base McGuire-Dix-Lakehurst, N.J., Jan. 11, 2018. (U.S. Air National Guard photo by Master Sgt. Matt Hecht)

Night Ops at the 380th AEW

Night Ops at the 380th AEW

A U.S. Air Force KC-10 Extender assigned to the 380th Air Expeditionary Wing, Al Dhafra Air Base, United Arab Emirates, taxis toward the runway Feb. 13, 2018. The KC-10 Extender is one of 59 in the active duty ... More

An U.S. Air Force KC-10 Extender returns to the 380th

An U.S. Air Force KC-10 Extender returns to the 380th

An U.S. Air Force KC-10 Extender returns to the 380th Air Expeditionary Wing, Al Dhafra Air Base, Unite Arab Emirates after completing a mission in support of Operation Inherent Resolve, Feb. 13, 2018. The KC-1... More

Commanders’ and command chiefs’ spouses climb stairs

Commanders’ and command chiefs’ spouses climb stairs

Commanders’ and command chiefs’ spouses climb stairs onto a 305th Air Mobility Wing KC-10 Extender on the flightline at Joint Base McGuire-Dix-Lakehurst, N.J., March 27, 2018. The spouses participated in an inc... More

B-1 being refueled by a KC-10

B-1 being refueled by a KC-10

A U.S. Air Force B-1B Lancer aircraft is refueled by a KC-10 Extender over an undisclosed location April 14, 2018. The aircraft were taking part in strikes against Syrian targets in response to the use of chemi... More

Refueling Demo, US Air Force Photo

Refueling Demo, US Air Force Photo

A U.S. Air Force KC-10 Extender and C-17 Globemaster III, both from the 305th Air Mobility Wing, simulate a refueling configuration while flying over the Power in the Pines Open House and Air Show on Joint Base... More

Twelve members of the 6th Air Refueling Squadron pose

Twelve members of the 6th Air Refueling Squadron pose

Twelve members of the 6th Air Refueling Squadron pose for a photo with the Senior Master Sgt. Albert Evans Trophy at Travis Air Force Base, Calif., May 11, 2018. The 6th ARS In-Flight Refueling Section was pres... More

U.S. Air Force Master Sgt. Scott Dillinger, 6th Air

U.S. Air Force Master Sgt. Scott Dillinger, 6th Air

U.S. Air Force Master Sgt. Scott Dillinger, 6th Air Refueling Squadron noncommissioned officer in charge of standardization and evaluation and a KC-10 Extender flight engineer, conducts pre-flight checks inside... More

A U.S. Air Force F-22 Raptor from the 94th Expeditionary

A U.S. Air Force F-22 Raptor from the 94th Expeditionary

A U.S. Air Force F-22 Raptor from the 94th Expeditionary Fighter Squadron prepares to receive fuel from a U.S. Air Force KC-10 Extender from the 908th Expeditionary Air Refueling Squadron over the skies of Sout... More

Master Sgt. Kimberly Kaminski, 380th Expeditionary

Master Sgt. Kimberly Kaminski, 380th Expeditionary

Master Sgt. Kimberly Kaminski, 380th Expeditionary Security Forces Squadron, completes a barbell back row during her workout at Al Dhafra Air Base, United Arab Emirates on July 12, 2018. Kaminski completes an e... More

U.S. Air Force Airman 1st Class Austin Boudreaux refuels

U.S. Air Force Airman 1st Class Austin Boudreaux refuels

U.S. Air Force Airman 1st Class Austin Boudreaux refuels an Air Force KC-10 Extender aircraft from the 9th Air Refueling Squadron before an aerial refueling training mission at Travis Air Force Base, California... More

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