A U.S. Marine Corps A/V-8B Harrier receives fuel over Afghanistan from a
KC-10 Extender from the 908th Expeditionary Air Refueling Squadron,
Feb. 24, 2012. The 908th EARS provides critical air refueling to
aircraft in the area of responsibility, delivering more than one million
gallons of fuel to the fight every day. In 2011, the 908th EARS
offloaded more than 390 million pounds of fuel to more than 28,000
aircraft, flew more than 36,700 hours in almost 4,600 missions. The
average sortie length for a KC-10 mission in Southwest Asia is about
eight hours. (U.S. Air Force photo by Staff Sgt. Greg C. Biondo) |
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