908th EARS Refuels aircraft in fight

SOUTHWEST ASIA - A Dutch F-16 aircraft is refueled by a KC-10 Extender from the 908th Expeditionary Aerial Refueling Squadron Sept. 18, 2012. The KC-10 is an advanced tanker and cargo aircraft designed to provide increased global mobility for U.S. armed forces. (U.S. Air Force photo/Master Sgt. Scott MacKay)

1000 hours flying the Dragon Lady

SOUTHWEST ASIA - Lt. Col. Andrew McVicker, 99th Expeditionary Reconnaissance Squadron commander, sports a smile and his new 1,000-hour flight patch at the 380th Air Expeditionary Wing Aug. 7, 2012. McVicker, deployed from the 9th Reconnaissance Wing at Beale Air Force Base, Calif., went over the 1,000 flying-hour mark. (U.S. Air Force photo/Master Sgt. Scott MacKay)

380th Expeditionary Aircraft Maintenance Squadron

SOUTHWEST ASIA -- Maintainers from the 380th Expeditionary Aircraft Maintenance Squadron do pushups as an E-3 Sentry takes off May 26, 2012. Doing pushups every time an E-3 takes off is a tradition with its maintainers. (U.S. Air Force photo/Master Sgt. Scott MacKay)

970th Expeditionary Airborne Air Control Squadron.

SOUTHWEST ASIA -- 1st Lt. Stacey Wadsley, an E-3 Sentry navigator, marshals an E-3 piloted by her husband, Capt. Victor Wadsley May 26, 2012. Both are deployed from Tinker Air Force Base, Okla., to the 970th Expeditionary Airborne Air Control Squadron. (U.S. Air Force photo/Master Sgt. Scott MacKay)

Extending the mission

SOUTHWEST ASIA - A KC-10 Extender from the 380th Air Expeditionary Wing flies over Southwest Asia during an aerial refueling mission May 11, 2012. Extenders and their crews are able to refuel joint and coalition aircraft as well as carry cargo. During the month of April, the squadron offloaded 23.5 million pounds of fuel over 285 sorties to 2,137 receivers. The jet and crew are deployed from Joint Base McGuire-Dix-Lakehurst. (U.S. Air Force photo/Staff Sgt. J.G. Buzanowski)

Extending the mission

SOUTHWEST ASIA - A KC-10 Extender from the 380th Air Expeditionary Wing flies over Southwest Asia during an aerial refueling mission May 11, 2012. Extenders and their crews are able to refuel joint and coalition aircraft as well as carry cargo. During the month of April, the squadron offloaded 23.5 million pounds of fuel over 285 sorties to 2,137 receivers. The jet and crew are deployed from Joint Base McGuire-Dix-Lakehurst. (U.S. Air Force photo/Staff Sgt. J.G. Buzanowski)