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Airmen fly final McGuire AFB KC-10 deployment sortie
April 12, 2022 — U.S. Air Force Capt. Gavin Owens 908th Expeditionary Air Refueling Squadron aircraft commander, Capt. Kevin Cabusora, 908th EARS aircraft commander, Airman 1st Class Lauren Hotaling, 908th EARS in-flight refueling specialist, and Tech. Sgt. Justin Lassiter, 908th EARS instructor flight engineer, pose for a photo in front of a KC-10 Extender at... MORE

U.S. Air Force Capt. Gavin Owens 908th Expeditionary Air Refueling Squadron aircraft commander, Capt. Kevin Cabusora, 908th EARS aircraft commander, Airman 1st Class Lauren Hotaling, 908th EARS in-flight refueling specialist, and Tech. Sgt. Justin Lassiter, 908th EARS instructor flight engineer, pose for a photo in front of a KC-10 Extender at Prince Sultan Air Base, Kingdom of Saudi Arabia, April 7, 2022. The crew deployed from the 305th Air Mobility Wing, McGuire Air Force Base, New Jersey, and are the last crew to fly a KC-10 sortie deployed. McGuire AFB will cease their KC-10 deployments as the base is transitioning to fly the KC-46 Pegasus. (U.S. Air Force photo by Senior Airman Jacob B. Wrightsman)

The Tommy B. McGuire, Jr. Story
March 5, 2021 — Major Thomas B. McGuire, Jr., was born on 1 August 1920 in Ridgewood, New Jersey. His father, Thomas B. McGuire, Sr., owned a Packard automobile dealership in Paterson, New Jersey, and the family of Irish descent was fairly affluent during the Depression. After his parents separated, he moved with his mother in the 1930’s to Sebring, Florida, where he spent his teenage years. An accomplished clarinetist and sports car devotee, McGuire was accepted as an engineering student at the Georgia Institute of Technology (Georgia Tech University). Nonetheless, the promising student put aside personal gain when he left college in his third year to pursue his ultimate dream of flying. He joined the U.S. Army Air Forces in 1941 as an aviation cadet. Very slight of build – less than 140 pounds – and 5’ 8” tall, he made up with determination what he lacked in size... MORE

Newspaper article "body of Major McGuire, Air Ace, Found in Jungle 4 1/2 Years After Plane Crashed

Blood, Sweat and Grease: KC-10 AMU Airmen extend beyond expectations
August 3, 2017 — Although the KC-10 Extender’s primary mission is aerial refueling, it can combine the tasks of tanker and cargo aircraft by refueling fighters, while simultaneously carrying the fighter support personnel and equipment on overseas deployments. Its mission relies on much more than pilots and boom operators, however. Executing a successful mission in which the KC-10 delivers much-needed gas to help defend the region begins with hard working Airmen made up of a team of crew chiefs and specialists. That team belongs to the 380th Expeditionary Aircraft Maintenance Squadron Extender Aircraft Maintenance Unit, working around the clock to keep the 908th Air Refueling Squadron’s fleet of Extenders in the air — and in the fight... MORE

Tech. Sgt. Javier, 380th Aircraft Maintenance Squadron Extender Aircraft Maintenance Unit crew chief, marshals a KC-10 Extender August 3, 2017, at Al Dhafra Air Base, United Arab Emirates.