KC-10 Extender (Wallpaper 3) aircraft photo gallery | AirSkyBuster

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KC-10 Extender (Wallpaper 3). KC-10 Extender aircraft photo wallpaper gallery 3. KC-10 Extender air-to-air tanker aircraft pictures and images collection 3. The KC-10A fleet was modified to add wing-mounted pods to further enhance aerial refueling capabilities. Ongoing modifications include the addition of communications, navigation and surveillance equipment to meet future civil air traffic control needs, and the incorporation of service bulletins to maintain Federal Aviation Administration certification. The KC-10A is operated by the 305th Air Mobility Wing, McGuire Air Force Base, N.J.; and the 60th Air Mobility Wing, Travis AFB, Calif. Air Force Reserve Associate units are assigned to the 349th Air Mobility Wing at Travis, and the 514th Air Mobility Wing at McGuire. During operations Desert Shield and Desert Storm in 1991, the KC-10 fleet provided in-flight refueling to aircraft from the U.S. armed forces as well as those of other coalition forces. In the early stages of Operation Desert Shield, in-flight refueling was key to the rapid airlift of materiel and forces. KC-10 Extender (Wallpaper 3). KC-10 Extender aircraft photo wallpaper gallery 3. KC-10 Extender air-to-air tanker aircraft pictures and images collection 3. In addition to refueling airlift aircraft, the KC-10, along with the smaller KC-135, moved thousands of tons of cargo and thousands of troops in support of the massive Persian Gulf buildup. The KC-10A and the KC-135 conducted about 51,700 separate refueling operations and delivered 125 million gallons (475 million liters) of fuel without missing a single scheduled rendezvous. The North Atlantic Treaty Organization (NATO) air campaign against Yugoslavia began Mar. 24, 1999, following the breakdown of negotiations between the members of NATO and the government of Yugoslavia over the Yugoslav oppression of the ethnic Albanian majority residing in the Serbian region of Kosovo. The campaign dubbed Allied Force culminated months of preparation. The mobility portion of the operation began February 18 and was tanker dependent. By early May 1999, some 150 KC-10s and KC-135s deployed to Europe where they refueled bombers, fighters and support aircraft engaged in the conflict. The KC-10 flew 409 missions throughout the entire Allied Force campaign and continued support operations in Kosovo. KC-10 Extender (Wallpaper 3). KC-10 Extender aircraft photo wallpaper gallery 3. KC-10 Extender air-to-air tanker aircraft pictures and images collection 3.