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The refueling boom of a KC-10 Extender meets an F-15E Strike Eagle mid-air above North Carolina's Outer Banks region Jan. 10. The boom was operated by Tech. Sgt. Matthew Yockey, a reservist with the 78th Aerial Refueling Squadron. The KC-10 and its aircrew proved their versatility during the three-day mission that saw them transport passengers and humanitarian cargo in addition to providing the Strike Eagles' fuel. The Strike Eagle and its aircrew are stationed at Seymour Johnson Air Force Base, N.C. (U.S. Air Force photo by Shawn J. Jones)

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Tech. Sgt. Angel Gomez, a Reserve boom operator with the 78th Aerial Refueling Squadron, makes preparations to a KC-10 Extender to unload humanitarian cargo at the aerial port on Joint Base Charleston, S.C., Jan. 9. Gomez and fellow reservists from the 78th ARS picked-up the cargo from Minneapolis-St. Paul Air Reserve Station, Minn., and delivered it to Charleston as part of a Denton Program mission. The Denton Program allows humanitarian cargo to be shipped for free onboard military aircraft on a space-available basis. In this case, the cargo consisted of approximately 40,000 pounds of fortified, rice-based meals intended for impoverished people living in Afghanistan, several hours west of Bagram Air Base. The meals will be distributed by U.S. Army personnel. (U.S. Air Force photo by Shawn J. Jones)

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KC-10 demonstrates versatility

Published Jan. 13, 2012
By Shawn J. Jones
514th Air Mobility Wing public affairs

JOINT BASE MCGUIRE-DIX-LAKEHURST, N.J. -- An aircrew from the 78th Aerial Refueling Squadron completed a three-day mission Jan. 11 that demonstrated the versatility of the KC-10 Extender.

The mission included the transportation of passengers and humanitarian cargo as well as the aerial refueling of a flight of F-15E Strike Eagles from Seymour Johnson Air Force Base, N.C.

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