Air Force Tankers Provide In-Flight Refueling To Extend CVW 11
Missions Over Afghanistan
when Carrier Air Wing (CVW) 11 aircraft assigned to the USS
Nimitz (CVN 68) leave the flight deck from hundreds of miles away
to support troops on the ground in Afghanistan, the Air Force
KC-10A Extender is an airborne gas station capable of delivering
350,000 pounds of fuel per mission to U.S. and coalition
aircraft.