Just to put a final lid on this - as Jamie has so aptly pointed out -
the KC-10 is not assigned to the 190th ARW. I DO remember the aircraft
loading last year at the south end of the paddock area but I'll be
damned if I can remember what it was. It could have very well been a
KC-10 - given the circumstances of 9/11. The KC-10 can carry just as
much cargo and/or passengers as it can fuel.
As for this year, the bulk of the air traffic during the week was the
KC-135s assigned to the 190th ARW. However, there were also a few
C-130s (though I have no idea whether they were configured as tankers) -
a couple of 707-based transport aircraft, and a whole raft of smaller
jets - usually used for transporting high-ranking officers from one
point to another. A KC-135 did make a great fly-by during Tuesday
morning's rendition of the National Anthem performed by Doug Gill on his
sax. Whether that was planned or not, I don't know - but it rather
looked like it was.
Hope everybody had a great time in Topekee! I know I did, even though I
spent the whole week battling a cold!!! That's why I didn't try to do
anything at the Thursday night talent show. 8<{)
John (Old Fartz & TLS #37) Lieberman
Jamie Sculerati wrote:
>
> Must have been transient aircraft. KC-10s have never been assigned to the
> Air Guard; the tanker unit at Forbes -- 190th ARW -- is a Kansas ANG unit.
> For the last few years, all KC-10s have been split between Travis AFB in
> California and McGuire AFB in New Jersey. Like most airlifters -- and they
> do nearly as much trash-hauling as refueling -- they get around.
>
> Jamie
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