KC-10 Extender tanker cockpit

SSgt. Aaron Allmon, USAF

KC-10 Extender tanker pilot 1st Lt. Scott Graber from the 908th Expeditionary Aerial Refueling Squadron

U.S. Air Force KC-10 Extender tanker pilot 1st Lt. Scott Graber from the 908th Expeditionary Aerial Refueling Squadron pilots the aircraft on a combat mission over Afghanistan Dec. 15, 2008

Keywords: KC-10, Extender, USAF, Afghanistan, tanker, cockpit, crew, 908th, 2008

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