After more than four decades during which it provided vital inflight refueling and airlift, the U.S. Air Force’s venerable KC-10A Extender has flown its last combat mission. While the Air Force ...

In a two-day event, Travis Air Force Base’s 60th Air Mobility Wing and 349th Air Mobility Wing (Air Force Reserve Command) hosted a ceremony featuring an aircraft tour, commemorative patches and ...

The National Museum of the U.S. Air Force welcomed the KC-10A Extender Monday, a tanker and cargo aircraft that will become part of the museum’s permanent collection. Retired Lt. Col. James Aaron flew ...

Air Force Chief Master Sgt. Donald Davis has served in the military for 26 years, but he has never seen an aircraft quite like the KC-10 Extender, a refueling tanker that can also double as a troop or ...

The world’s skies will be a little less sexy starting next year. The Air Force on Sept. 1, 2024, will retire its fleet of KC-10A Extenders, aerial refuelers that can also transport troops or cargo, an ...

The KC-10A Extender is an Air Mobility Command advanced tanker and cargo aircraft designed to provide increased global mobility for U.S. armed forces. Although the KC-l0A's primary mission is aerial ...

While next-gen fighter jets and bombers like the F-35 and B-21 get lots of love, the U.S. Air Force would grind to a halt without its refueling tankers. Airplanes like the venerable KC-135 and the ...

Description: The KC-10A Extender is a U.S. air-refueling tanker that was produced by McDonnell Douglas. It reached initial operational capability (IOC) in March 1981. Features: Based on the DC-10 ...

The US Air Force (USAF) started retiring its fleet of McDonnell Douglas KC-10A Extender aerial refueling tankers with a ceremony on 13 July. The first KC-10A to be retired, tail number 86-0036, was ...

For 40 years, the KC-10—a.k.a. “Big Sexy”—has provided unparalleled refueling and cargo capability for the U.S. Air Force. With the arrival of the KC-46 Pegasus, refueling squadrons are phasing out ...