KC-10 Extender: Flightline Review

Joint base Airmen and aircraft support AMC vice commander Southwest Asia visit

Joint Base McGuire-Dix-Lakehurst Airman keeps KC-10s flying for Southwest Asia missions

On each KC-10 Extender, there are three General Electric CF6-50C2 turbofan engines that can provide up to 52,500 pounds of thrust each. For each of those engines to be in peak operating capacity for combat air refueling missions, it takes people like Senior Airman Justin Lassiter to maintain

'Extending the Fight:' Multi-faceted Effort Keeps KC-10s on the Move for Deployed Operations

The number is 2,756. That's how many times KC-10 Extenders and their flight crews from the 908th Expeditionary Air Refueling Squadron at a non-disclosed base here supported "troops in contact" in the U.S. Central Command area of responsibility in 2009.That number, courtesy of Mr. Ralph Jackson of

Joint Base staff sergeant manages learning resources in Southwest Asia

For the nearly seven years of his Air Force career, Staff Sgt. Michael Sala has been helping people. The staff sergeant has continued that effort as the noncommissioned officer in charge of the Learning Resources Center for his deployed base.Sergeant Sala, a services craftsman, is deployed with the

Joint base Senior Airman Maintains KC-10 Engines in Southwest Asia

Senior Airman Clinton King is a KC-10 Extender aerospace propulsion journeyman with the 380th Expeditionary Aircraft Maintenance Squadron at a non-disclosed base in Southwest Asia. King is deployed from the 605th Aircraft Maintenance Squadron at Joint Base McGuire-Dix-Lakehurst, N.J.As an aerospace

Photo essay: Sunset mobility in Southwest Asia

Aircraft and Airmen from the mobility air forces of U.S. Central Command's Air Forces Central have a busy evening at AFCENT's 380th Air Expeditionary Wing at a non-disclosed base in Southwest Asia on Feb. 12, 2010. KC-10 Extender aircraft, the Air Force's largest air refueling plane, and the

621st Contingency Response Wing Airmen to return from Haiti

Airmen from the 621st Contingency Response Wing will be welcomed home 10 a.m. Saturday after supporting humanitarian relief operations in Haiti.The group of 120 Airmen, based in New Jersey, were responsible for opening and operating the Toussaint Louverture International Airport in

JB MDL celebrates military saves week

The Warfighter and Family Readiness Center is hosting a series of financial programs here for military servicemembers and families as a part of Military Saves Week Feb. 21 through Feb. 27.Military Saves Week is a DoD-wide financial readiness campaign designed to help persuade military servicemembers

JB MDL plows through winter blast

Joint base maintenance crews were busy at work clearing the streets and runways after one of the largest sets of snow storms hit the northeast in early February.The 87th Civil Engineer Squadron has 167 military, civilian and contract personnel assigned to ensure the runways, ranges, and streets are