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An Air Force crewchief from the 28th Air Expeditionary Wing, fuels a KC-10A Extender during Operation ENDURING FREEDOM. The KC-10 holds 300,000 pounds of fuel and is responsible for refueling all aircraft in the area of responsibility for the operation. Operation ENDURING FREEDOM is in support of the Global War on Terrorism (GWOT), fighting terrorism abroad, after the terrorist attacks on September 11, 2001 at the New York World Trade Center and the Pentagon

Air Force KC-10A Extender crewchiefs from the 28th Air Expeditionary Wing change a high intensity light bulb on the wing of the KC-10 during Operation ENDURING FREEDOM. The KC-10A has the capability to refuel the full spectrum of US and allied military aircraft. Operation ENDURING FREEDOM is in support of the Global War on Terrorism (GWOT), fighting terrorism abroad, after the terrorist attacks on September 11, 2001 at the New York World Trade Center and the Pentagon

An Air Force crewchief from the 28th Air Expeditionary Wing hooks up a generator to the auxiliary power unit panel on a B-1B Lancer bomber during Operation ENDURING FREEDOM. Crewchiefs are responsible for the maintenance, refueling, launching, preflight and post-flight inspections of the aircraft. ENDURING FREEDOM is in support of the Global War on Terrorism (GWOT), fighting terrorism abroad, after the terrorist attacks on September 11, 2001 at the New York World Trade Center and the Pentagon

Air Force crewchiefs from the 28th Air Expeditionary Wing prepare to launch a B-1B Lancer bomber into combat over Afghanistan during Operation ENDURING FREEDOM. Crewchiefs are responsible for the maintenance, refueling, launching, preflight and post-flight inspections of their aircraft. Operation ENDURING FREEDOM is in support of the Global War on Terrorism (GWOT), fighting terrorism abroad, after the terrorist attacks on September 11, 2001 at the New York World Trade Center and the Pentagon

An Air Force Crew CHIEF from the 28th Air Expeditionary Wing, salutes a KC-10A Extender as it departs for a refueling mission, during Operation ENDURING FREEDOM. The K-10s refueled B-2 Spirits, B-1 Lancers and B-52 Stratofortress bombers since the beginning of the operation. 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

An Air Force crewchief from the 28th Air Expeditionary Wing, Diego Garcia, marshals a KC-10A Extender into its parking spot during Operation ENDURING FREEDOM. The KC-10A completed over 300 sorties while offloading 30 million pounds of fuel in the first 30 days of combat. The KC-10A has the capability to refuel the full spectrum of U.S. and Allied fighters, bombers, and mobility aircraft using either centerline drogue or a fly-by-wire boom system. Operation ENDURING FREEDOM is in support of the Global War on Terrorism (GWOT), fighting terrorism abroad, after the terrorist attacks on September 11, 2001 at the New York World Trade Center and the Pentagon

Air Force KC-10A Extender, 763d Expeditionary Air Refueling Squadron, flies refueling missions 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

The flightdeck of a KC-10 Extender as the crew goes about the necessary duties of a refueling mission over Afghanistan during 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 Extender boom operator, from the 28th Air Expeditionary Wing, refuels a B1-B Lancer bomber over the Indian Ocean prior to a bombing sortie into Afghanistan for Operation ENDURING FREEDOM. Both aircraft are from the 28th Air Expeditionary Wing. 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

Air Force crewchiefs, using a stationary stand (blue) and a motorized stand, from the 28th Air Expeditionary Wing, conduct routine maintenance on a KC-10A Extender engine during Operation ENDURING FREEDOM. The KC-10 refueled all aircraft over the area of responsibility since the beginning of the operation. Operation ENDURING FREEDOM is in support of the Global War on Terrorism (GWOT), fighting terrorism abroad, after the terrorist attacks on September 11, 2001 at the New York World Trade Center and the Pentagon

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Subject Operation/Series: ENDURING FREEDOM

Country: Unknown

Scene Major Command Shown: 28th AEW

Scene Camera Operator: SSGT Shane Cuomo, USAF

Release Status: Released to Public

Combined Military Service Digital Photographic Files

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A detailed view of the weapons load of an F-16C Falcon from the 52nd Fighter Wing based at Spandahlem AB Germany as it takes on fuel from a 100th Air Expeditionary Wing KC-135R Stratotanker (not shown) from RAF Mildenhall United Kingdom on 31 Mar 99. While patroling the skies over Kosovo during Operation Allied Force, it is armed with AIM-120C missiles on the two outboard stations for self protection and Highspeed Anti Radiation Missiles on the inboard station to suppress anti-aircraft radar sites

US Marine Corps (USMC) Lance Corporal (LCPL) John Ideus (foreground), Marine Wing Support Squadron Three Seven One (MWSS-371) prepares to refuel a US Army (USA) CH-47 Chinook helicopter at a Forward Area Refueling Point (FARP), at Tallil Air Base, Iraq during Operation IRAQI FREEDOM

U.S. Navy Nimitz Class Aircraft Carrier USS DWIGHT D. EISENHOWER (CVN 69) Sailors attach supplies to a Helicopter Sea Combat Squadron 28 (HSC-28,"Dragon Whales") MH-60S Knighthawk (Sierra) multi-mission helicopter during an underway replenishment between the EISENHOWER and the Military Sealift Command (MSC) Supply Class Fast Combat Support Ship USNS ARCTIC (T-AOE 8) on Jan. 25, 2007, while the EISENHOWER and embarked Carrier Air Wing 7 (CVW-7) are on a regularly scheduled deployment in support of maritime security operations in the U.S. Naval Forces Central Command Area of Responsibility. (U.S. Navy photo by Mass Communication SPECIALIST SEAMAN Apprentice Jon Dasbach) (Released)

A KC-135 Stratotanker from the 171st Air Refueling Wing of the Pennsylvania Air National Gaurd, heads a line up of tankers on the ramp at RAF Lakenheath United Kingdom on March 28, 1999. The Pennsylvania ANG aircraft temporarily assigned to the 100th Air Expeditionary Wing at RAF Mildenhall, United Kingdom, was diverted to Lakenheath due to adverse winds at Mildenhall. This mission is in direct support of NATO Operation Allied Force

A C-5 Galaxy arrives with the early morning sun carrying 366th Air Expeditionary Wing F-16C Fighting Falcon support personnel deployed 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

Aerial view of the North Ramp at Prince Sultan Air Base, Saudi Arabia, during Operation SOUTHERN WATCH. Aircraft visable on the flight line (Left to right) are Saudi Air Force 707's, US Air Force E-3 AWACS Sentrys and KC-135 Stratotankers. Personal working at the North Ramp are a part of the coalition forces of the 363d Air Expeditionary Wing that enforces the no-fly and no-drive zone in Southern Iraq to protect and defend against Iraqi aggression

A US Air Force (USAF) Pararescueman and an HH60G Pave Hawk helicopter crewmember, right, from the 301st Rescue Squadron (RS), prepare as they leave on a mission at a forward-deployed location in support of Operation IRAQI FREEDOM

A B-1B Lancer from the 405th Air Expeditionary Wing rolls out for take off on a combat mission during Operation ENDURING FREEDOM

US Air Force (USAF) AIRMAN First Class (A1C) William Gilmer, a Crew CHIEF assigned to the 379th Air Expeditionary Wing (AEW), washes his F-15E Eagle fighter at a dusty forward-deployed location, in support of Operation IRAQI FREEDOM

STAFF Sergeant (SSGT) Roy Eberle, US Air Force (USAF), makes a temporary patch on an engine cowling, while in the background, SSGT Matthew Allen, USAF, and AIRMAN First Class Luis Noriega, USAF, install a starter motor in the Pratt & Whitney F11-P-100 engine of the C-17A Globemaster III. All are with the 437th Aircraft Generation Squadron, Charleston Air Force Base, South Carolina, deployed to Naval Air Station Sigonella, Sicily, 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...

The Commanding Officer of the German Patrol Boat P6114 BUSSARD (Type 143 Albatross Class, S64) looks at his area of responsibility as the boat heads out to sea for 48 hours of operations. The boats are supporting Operation ENDURING FREEDOM, looking for smugglers and the like in the Gulf of Aden

An F-16A Falcon from the Royal Netherlands Air Force breaks away from a 100th Air Expeditionary Wing KC-135R Stratotanker (not shown) from RAF Mildenhall United Kingdom on 31 Mar 99. While patroling the skies over Kosovo during Operation Allied Force, it is armed with AIM-9 missles for self protection and cluster bombs on the inboard stations to attack troop concentrations and nonhardened targets

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