A KC-10 Extender, assigned to the 305th Air Refueling Wing, McGuire Air Force Base (AFB), New Jersey, moves into position to be refueled by a KC-135 Stratotanker assigned to the 92 Air Refueling Wing, Fairchild AFB, Washington. The KC-10 Extender participated in refueling fighters on their way to Quatar 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
Summary
The original finding aid described this photograph as:
Subject Operation/Series: AIR EXPEDITIONARY FORCE
Country: Mediterranean Sea (MED)
Scene Major Command Shown: 970219-F-5742K-006
Scene Camera Operator: SRA Richard T. Kaminsky, USAF
Release Status: Released to Public
Combined Military Service Digital Photographic Files
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Date
19/02/1997
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The U.S. National Archives
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