Travis AFB airmen fuel the force

ABOVE: U.S. Air Force Capt. Stephen Rose, 6th Air Refueling Squadron

KC-10 Extender Pilot, operates a KC-10 over the West Coast Feb. 27, 2023. Airmen from the 6th and 9th Air Refueling Squadrons participated in Operation Panhandle Express, an off-station training mission designed to enhance the KC-10’s Agile Combat Employment capabilities while executing aerial refueling en route to a deployed location.

LEFT: A U.S. Air Force F-35A Lighting II aircraft assigned to the 33rd Fighter Wing, Eglin Air Force Base, Florida, receives fuel from a KC-10 Extender during Operation Panhandle Express over Florida, Feb. 28.