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Whiteman, JB MDL team up to provide humanitarian relief
Members of the 32d Air Refueling Squadron at Joint Base (JB) McGuire-Dix-Lakehurst (MDL), N.J., and the 509th Logistics Readiness Squadron at Whiteman Air Force Base (AFB), Mo., work together to load, 12,500 pounds of school supplies onto a KC-10 Extender assigned to the 305th Air Mobility Wing at JB MDL, June 13, 2016, at Whiteman AFB. The KC-10 transported the cargo to JB Charleston, S.C., and is scheduled to ship to Honduras on a C-17 Globemaster for a humanitarian mission. The KC-10 Extender is capable of carrying cargo and personnel, however, its primary mission is aerial refueling. In addition to being able to transport 75 passengers and nearly 170,000 pounds of cargo, the KC-10 has six fuel tanks that can carry up to 356,000 pounds of fuel. (U.S. photo by Airman 1st Class Keenan Berry)

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