Good journey

OPERATION ENDURING FREEDOM -- An Air Force crew chief from the 28th Air Expeditionary Wing salutes a KC-10 Extender as it departs for a mission in support of Operation Enduring Freedom. KC-10s have been refueling B-2A Spirit, B-1B Lancer and B-52H Stratofortress aircraft since the beginning of the operation. (U.S. Air Force photo by Staff Sgt. Shane Cuomo)

Ready to gas and go

FILE PHOTO -- A KC-10A Extender from McGuire Air Force Base, N.J., prepares to refuel a B-2 Spirit bomber during a training exercise on March 23, 2001. Although the KC-10's primary mission is aerial refueling, it can combine the tasks of tanker and cargo aircraft by refueling fighters while carrying the fighters' support people and equipment during overseas deployments. (U.S. Air Force photo by Gary Ell)