A busy day on the flight line

A KC-10 Extender is seen in the foreground of a departing C-5M Super Galaxy July 11, 2019, at Travis Air Force Base, California. With roughly 3,300 aircraft continuously arriving and departing on a monthly basis, Travis handles more cargo and passenger traffic than any other military air terminal in the United States. (U.S. Air Force photo by Heide Couch)

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A busy day on the flight line

The engine of a KC-10 Extender is seen in the foreground of a departing C-5M Super Galaxy July 11, 2019, at Travis Air Force Base, California. With roughly 3,300 aircraft continuously arriving and departing on a monthly basis, Travis handles more cargo and passenger traffic than any other military air terminal in the United States. (U.S. Air Force photo by Heide Couch)

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A busy day on the flight line

An E-3 Sentry Airborne Warning and Control System aircraft departs July 11, 2019, at Travis Air Force Base, California. The aircraft is equipped with a 30-foot-wide radar subsystem that permits surveillance up to the Earth's stratosphere and is assigned to Tinker Air Force Base, Oklahoma. (U.S. Air Force photo by Heide Couch)

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A busy day on the flight line

An E-3 Sentry Airborne Warning and Control System aircraft departs July 11, 2019, at Travis Air Force Base, California. The aircraft is equipped with a 30-foot-wide radar subsystem that permits surveillance up to the Earth's stratosphere and is assigned to Tinker Air Force Base, Oklahoma. (U.S. Air Force photo by Heide Couch)

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A busy day on the flight line

An E-3 Sentry Airborne Warning and Control System aircraft departs July 11, 2019, at Travis Air Force Base, California. The aircraft is equipped with a 30-foot-wide radar subsystem that permits surveillance up to the Earth's stratosphere and is assigned to Tinker Air Force Base, Oklahoma. (U.S. Air Force photo by Heide Couch)

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U.S. Air Force KC-10 Extender tanker aircraft based at Travis Air Force Base, California, July 11, 2019. Although the KC-l0’s primary mission is aerial refueling, it can combine the tasks of a tanker and cargo aircraft by refueling fighters while simultaneously carrying support personnel and equipment. (U.S. Air Force photo by Heide Couch)

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U.S. Air Force KC-10 Extender rests on the flight line July 11, 2019 at Travis Air Force Base, California. Although the KC-l0’s primary mission is aerial refueling, it can combine the tasks of a tanker and cargo aircraft by refueling fighters while simultaneously carrying support personnel and equipment. (U.S. Air Force photo by Heide Couch)

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A KC-10 Extender landing strut is serviced by ground maintenance, July 11, 2019, at Travis Air Force Base, California. Although the KC-l0’s primary mission is aerial refueling, it can combine the tasks of a tanker and cargo aircraft by refueling fighters while simultaneously carrying support personnel and equipment.(U.S. Air Force photo by Heide Couch)

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A busy day on the flight line

U.S. Air Force KC-10 Extender rests on the flight line July 11, 2019 at Travis Air Force Base, California. Although the KC-l0’s primary mission is aerial refueling, it can combine the tasks of a tanker and cargo aircraft by refueling fighters while simultaneously carrying support personnel and equipment. (U.S. Air Force photo by Heide Couch)

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A busy day on the flight line

U.S. Air Force KC-10 Extender rests on the flight line July 11, 2019 at Travis Air Force Base, California. Although the KC-l0’s primary mission is aerial refueling, it can combine the tasks of a tanker and cargo aircraft by refueling fighters while simultaneously carrying support personnel and equipment. (U.S. Air Force photo by Heide Couch)

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A busy day on the flight line

The tail of a KC-10 Extender is seen in the foreground of a departing C-5M Super Galaxy July 11, 2019, at Travis Air Force Base, California. With roughly 3,300 aircraft continuously arriving and departing on a monthly basis, Travis AFB handles more cargo and passenger traffic than any other military air terminal in the United States. (U.S. Air Force photo by Heide Couch)

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A busy day on the flight line

The tail of a KC-10 Extender is seen in the foreground of a departing C-5M Super Galaxy July 11, 2019, at Travis Air Force Base, California. With roughly 3,300 aircraft continuously arriving and departing on a monthly basis, Travis AFB handles more cargo and passenger traffic than any other military air terminal in the United States. (U.S. Air Force photo by Heide Couch)

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A busy day on the flight line

Published July 16, 2019
By Heide Couch
60th Air Mobility Wing Public Affairs