US Air Force Air Refueling Squadron Takes KC-10A Extender On Final Flight

Among other US Air Force platforms facing retirement is the McDonnell Douglas KC-10A Extender aerial refueling platform. On June 6, Travis Air Force Base in California had the 349th Air Mobility Wing, 79th Air Refueling Squadron retire 83-0078 and place the KC-10A in the care of Davis-Monthan Air Force Base, Arizonas 309th Aerospace Maintenance and Regeneration Group also known as The Boneyard.