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On a mid-air refueling mission
The KC-10 Extender at Gate 12, Terminal 8, JFK Airport

Credit: Cynthia Drescher
On a mid-air refueling mission
A rare sight at JFK: a military plane hanging out with commercial ones

Credit: Cynthia Drescher
On a mid-air refueling mission
The gate, with bunting to honor a display of veteran portraits and stories

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On a mid-air refueling mission
The passenger area of the KC-10 Extender (looking towards rear)

Credit: Cynthia Drescher
On a mid-air refueling mission
Wayne Hanna, KC-10 Flight Engineers (on his days off) & American Airlines aircraft maintenance (on his workdays)

Credit: Cynthia Drescher
On a mid-air refueling mission
The passenger area of the KC-10 Extender (looking towards front)

Credit: Cynthia Drescher
On a mid-air refueling mission
One of the KC-10's General Electric engines out one of the few windows

Credit: Cynthia Drescher
On a mid-air refueling mission
The cargo compartment (which is most of the rest of the plane)

Credit: Cynthia Drescher
On a mid-air refueling mission
Down the stairs and into the rear refueling deck

Credit: Cynthia Drescher
On a mid-air refueling mission
Concentration as he refuels an F-15 from the rear of this KC-10

Credit: Cynthia Drescher
On a mid-air refueling mission
Here comes an F-15 in need of some fuel

Credit: Cynthia Drescher
On a mid-air refueling mission
Almost there...

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On a mid-air refueling mission
Gotcha.

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On a mid-air refueling mission
That's good.

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On a mid-air refueling mission

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On a mid-air refueling mission
Buh bye.

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On a mid-air refueling mission
The patch for the refueling squadron

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On a mid-air refueling mission
The "fun" patch for the refuelers

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On a mid-air refueling mission
The guys wave bye as the KC-10 heads back to base

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On a mid-air refueling mission
The KC-10 Extender pushes back from a regular gate at JFK Terminal 8

Credit: Cynthia Drescher
On a mid-air refueling mission
...And the airport salutes its troops with water cannons

Credit: Cynthia Drescher

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An Air Force Reserve Refueling Mission

On August 14, 2012, we joined a press flight to observe an Air Force Reserve training mission to refuel four F-15 fighter jets in midair.

August 15, 2012 02:35:37 PM EST

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