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  • U.S. Army Lt. Gen. Paul Funk, III Armored Corps and Fort Hood, Texas, commanding general talks with wing leadership about the effects ISIS had on the Middle East at Creech Air Force Base, Nevada, Dec. 10, 2018. Funk was the commanding general of the Combined Joint Task Force - Operation Inherent Resolve for U.S. Central Command and wanted to express his appreciation for the role Creech Airmen played in OIR. (U.S. Air Force Photo by Airman 1st Class Haley Stevens)

    Army general reflects on ISIS annihilation with RPA Airmen

    U.S. Army Lt. Gen. Paul Funk, III Armored Corps and Fort Hood, Texas, commanding general, visited Creech Air Force Base, Nevada, Dec. 10, 2018. Funk was the commanding general of the Combined Joint Task Force - Operation Inherent Resolve for U.S. Central Command. This visit was an opportunity for Funk to meet with the Airmen who fly, maintain and support the MQ-9 Reapers that have been saving the lives of ground troops since the start of OIR in June 2014. The U.S. joint and coalition forces have liberated approximately 8 million people from ISIS control, Funk explained, “You did that.”
  • A U.S. Air Force F-15E Strike Eagle receives fuel from a KC-10 Extender centerline refueling boom near Mosul, Iraq, Nov 20, 2016. The F-15E Strike Eagle is a dual-role fighter designed to perform air-to-air and air-to-ground missions. An array of avionics and electronics systems gives the F-15E the capability to fight at low altitude, day or night, and in all weather. (U.S. Air Force photo by Staff Sgt. R. Alex Durbin)

    AFCENT Tankers fuel the fight

    In the fight against Da'esh and the Iraqi counteroffensive to liberate Mosul, no nation works alone. In the skies, a coalition of pilots from 19 nations work tirelessly to dismantle, disrupt and ultimately destroy Da'esh by striking infrastructure, roadways and other high-value targets
  • Airman 1st Class Mallory, 908th Air Refueling Squadron KC-10 Extender boom operator, prepares to refuel an aircraft in the U.S. Air Forces Central Command area of responsibility July 13, 2016. The KC-10 can refuel a wide variety of aircraft using both boom and drogue capabilities. (U.S. Air Force photo by Tech. Sgt. Chad Warren/released)

    Fueling the Coalition

    High above the desert, Airman 1st Class Mallory, of the 908th Expeditionary Air Refueling Squadron, settles into her chair and begins flipping switches and checking gauges, preparing for the upcoming rendezvous. From her rear-facing seat in the back of a KC-10 Extender, she opens the rear refueling hatch and the ground below comes into view. A few
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