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KC-10 crew enjoys in-flight holiday meal, spends Christmas at 30,000 feet

An F-15E Strike Eagle flies over Iraq Dec. 25, 2016. F-15s are providing precision guided close air support during Combined Joint Task Force-Operation Inherent Resolve, a multinational effort to weaken and destroy the Islamic State in Iraq and the Levant operations in the Middle East region and around the world. (U.S. Air Force photo/Senior Airman Tyler Woodward)
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OIR Refueling missions take the fight to Da’esh

A F-15E Strike Eagle disconnects from a KC-10 Extender after receiving fuel over Iraq Dec. 5, 2016. F-15s are providing precision guided close air support during Combined Joint Task Force-Operation Inherent Resolve, a multinational effort to weaken and destroy the Islamic State in Iraq and the Levant operations in the Middle East region and around the world. (U.S. Air Force photo/Senior Airman Tyler Woodward)
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Lightning over UK: USAF F-35 makes historic overseas flight

An F-35A Lightning II pilot flies over the Atlantic Ocean for the aircraft’s first trans-Atlantic flight June 30, 2016. The fighter is a part of the Air Combat Command Air Force F-35A Heritage Flight team, which flew to Fairford, England, for the Royal International Air Tattoo. (U.S. Air Force photo/Staff Sgt. Natasha Stannard)
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Lightning over the UK: USAF F-35 makes historic overseas flight

Senior Airman Erik Henry, a 9th Air Refueling Squadron boom operator, refuels an F-35A Lightning II from a KC-10 Extender over the Atlantic Ocean June 30, 2016. The F-35s traveled to Fairford, England, to support and perform in the Air Combat Command F-35A Heritage Flight for the Royal International Air Tattoo. (U.S. Air Force photo/Staff Sgt. Natasha Stannard)
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Combat sorties over Afghanistan

Staff Sgt. Mike Marquez holds an aerial refueling boom stable while refueling an A-10 Thunderbolt II from the 75th Expeditionary Fighter Squadron, Bagram Airfield, Afghanistan, April 2, 2014, over Northeast Afghanistan. The A-10 Thunderbolt II, piloted by Capt. Nick Harris, is the first Air Force aircraft specially designed for close air support of ground forces. The KC-10 Extender aircrew provided aerial refueling to coalition aircraft operating over Afghanistan for more than eight hours on this single mission. Marquez is a KC-10 Extender advanced aerial tanker and cargo aircraft boom operator with the 908th Expeditionary Air Refueling Squadron. (U.S. Air Force photo/Tech. Sgt. Jason Robertson)
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Airmen expand Air Force global reach with KC-10s

Senior Airman Douglas Martin marshals a KC-10 Extender from its parking space in order to launch for a mission March 27 at a base in Southwest Asia. Providing 6.5 million pounds of jet fuel weekly, the KC-10 and the Airmen of the 380th Air Expeditionary Wing who support it give global reach to U.S. and coalition aircraft supporting operations Enduring Freedom and Iraqi Freedom. Airman Martin is a 380th Expeditionary Aircraft Maintenance Squadron crew chief. (U.S. Air Force photo/Senior Airman Levi Riendeau)
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Airmen expand Air Force global reach with KC-10s

Senior Airman Jay Barros removes a flap limit actuator from a KC-10 Extender March 27 at a base in Southwest Asia. Providing 6.5 million pounds of jet fuel weekly, the KC-10 and the Airmen of the 380th Air Expeditionary Wing who support it give global reach to U.S. and coalition aircraft supporting operations Enduring Freedom and Iraqi Freedom. Airman Barros is a 380th Expeditionary Aircraft Maintenance Squadron hydraulics specialist. (U.S. Air Force photo/Senior Airman Levi Riendeau)
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Extending the mission

TRAVIS AIR FORCE BASE, Calif. -- Staff Sgt. Talbert Reese performs a walk-around inspection before an aerial refueling mission from here. He is a KC-10A Extender flight engineer from the 9th Aerial Refueling Squadron. (U.S. Air Force photo by Master Sgt. Lance Cheung)
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Sunset refueling

FILE PHOTO -- A KC-10 Extender from Travis Air Force Base, Calif., refuels an F/A-22 Raptor. The Raptor is the replacement for the F-15 Eagle. It is the most advanced fighter aircraft in the world, combining a revolutionary leap in technology and capability with reduced support requirements and maintenance costs. The F/A-22's integrated avionics gives it first-look, first-shot, first-kill capability that guarantees U.S. air dominance for decades. (U.S. Air Force photo by Judson Brohmer)
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FILE PHOTO -- A KC-10 Extender from Travis Air Force Base, Calif., refuels an F/A-22 Raptor. The Raptor is the replacement for the F-15 Eagle. It is the most advanced fighter aircraft in the world, combining a revolutionary leap in technology and capability with reduced support requirements and maintenance costs. The F/A-22's integrated avionics gives it first-look, first-shot, first-kill capability that guarantees U.S. air dominance for decades. (U.S. Air Force photo by Judson Brohmer)
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Extender lift off

ROYAL AIR FORCE MIDENHALL, England -- A KC-10 Extender from Travis Air Force Base, Calif., takes off on a mission. The 100th Air Refueling Wing here provides operational support, and the base serves as a transiting point for personnel, aircraft and equipment destined for Europe, Africa and Southwest Asia. (U.S. Air Force photo by Airman 1st Class Meghan Geis)
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