KC-10 Loading Operations

Airman 1st Class Jammie Lueck, 60th Aerial Port Squadron, positions a K-Loader prior to loading cargo onto a KC-10 Extender at Travis Air Force Base, Calif., June 17, 2017. Lueck helped load more than 15,000 pounds of cargo onto the aircraft prior to a flight to Joint Base Pearl Harbor-Hickam, Hawaii. The KC-10 is capable of transporting 170,000 pounds of cargo. (U.S. Air Force photo by Tech. Sgt. James Hodgman)

KC-10 Loading Operations

Airman 1st Class Neesen Bristow, 6th Air Refueling Squadron, guides a K-Loader into place prior to loading cargo onto a KC-10 Extender while Tech. Sgt. Kenneth Cook, 6th ARS, supervises at Travis Air Force Base, Calif., June 17, 2017. Cook oversaw the loading of more than 15,000 pounds of cargo prior to a flight to Joint Base Pearl Harbor-Hickam, Hawaii. He also evaluated Bristow on cargo loading procedures. (U.S. Air Force photo by Tech. Sgt. James Hodgman)

KC-10 Loading Operations

Airman 1st Class James Hodge III, 60th Aerial Port Squadron, prepares to load a pallet onto a KC-10 Extender at Travis Air Force Base, Calif., June 17, 2017. Hodge helped load more than 15,000 pounds of cargo prior to a flight to Joint Base Pearl Harbor-Hickam, Hawaii. (U.S. Air Force photo by Tech. Sgt. James Hodgman)

KC-10 Loading Operations

Tech. Sgt. Lee Crawford, 6th Air Refueling Squadron, configures the floor of a KC-10 Extender prior to loading operations at Travis Air Force Base, Calif., June 17, 2017. Crawford helped load more than 15,000 pounds of cargo prior to a flight to Joint Base Pearl Harbor-Hickam, Hawaii. (U.S. Air Force photo by Tech. Sgt. James Hodgman)

KC-10 Loading Operations

Airman 1st Class Garret Jacobs, 6th Air Refueling Squadron, waits for cargo to arrive inside a KC-10 Extender at Travis Air Force Base, Calif., June 17, 2017. Jacobs helped load more than 15,000 pounds of cargo prior to a flight to Joint Base Pearl Harbor-Hickam, Hawaii. The KC-10 is capable of transporting 170,000 pounds of cargo. (U.S. Air Force photo by Tech. Sgt. James Hodgman)

KC-10 Loading Operations

Tech. Sgt. Kenneth Cook, 6th Air Refueling Squadron, supervises KC-10 Extender loading operations at Travis Air Force Base, Calif., June 17, 2017. Cook oversaw the loading of more than 15,000 pounds of cargo prior to a flight to Joint Base Pearl Harbor-Hickam, Hawaii. (U.S. Air Force photo/Tech. Sgt. James Hodgman)

Next Stop: Hawaii

Published June 19, 2017
By Tech. Sgt. James Hodgman
60th Air Mobility Wing Public Affairs

Airmen from three squadrons loaded 15,000 pounds of cargo onto a KC-10 Extender at Travis Air Force Base, California, June 17. The aircraft, which is capable of carrying 170,000 pounds of cargo, flew to Joint Base Pearl Harbor-Hickam, Hawaii. The KC-10 has supported thousands of missions all over the world.