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)

Extending the mission

SOUTHWEST ASIA - A KC-10 Extender from the 380th Air Expeditionary Wing approaches another KC-10 for aerial refueling 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. Both jets and their crews 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)

Extending the mission

SOUTHWEST ASIA - Capt. Chris Sampson checks his approach as he lines up his KC-10 Extender with another KC-10 for aerial refueling May 11, 2012. Sampson and both aircraft are deployed to the 908th Expeditionary Air Refueling Squadron from Joint Base McGuire-Dix-Lakehurst. During the month of April, the squadron offloaded 23.5 million pounds of fuel over 285 sorties to 2,137 receivers. (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 approaches another KC-10 for aerial refueling 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. Both jets and their crews are deployed from Joint Base McGuire-Dix-Lakehurst. (U.S. Air Force photo/Staff Sgt. J.G. Buzanowski)

Deployed crew performs ?unmanned? air refueling

Capt. Lindsey Bauer, aircraft commander, 1st Lt. Jen Carter, pilot, Staff Sgt. Lindy Campbell, boom operator and Staff Sgt. Sarah Lockley, flight engineer, from the 908th Expeditionary Air Refueling Squadron in Southwest Asia, participate in an ?unmanned? aerial refueling mission in the KC-10 Extender, Aug. 2, 2011. The deployed environment admittedly is a mostly male world. For a day though, the deployed KC-10 crew made it an all-female day, as all four crew positions were held by females, truly making their mission "unmanned." This crew composition is rare because Lockley is the only female KC-10 flight engineer in the Air Force. (U.S. Air Force photo/Staff Sgt. Patrick Mitchell)