R-11 fuel trucks refuel C-17 Globemaster IIIs, on the ramp at Naval Air Station (NAS) Sigonella, Italy, to continue their mission. The aircraft will carry troops and cargo to forward locations in support of Operation ENDURING FREEDOM. The fuels cell deployed to NAS Sigonella pumps an average of 287,000 gallons of fuel a day and has pumped over 7,000,000 gallons so far in this operation. Operation ENDURING FREEDOM is in support of the Global War on Terrorism (GWOT), fighting terrorism abroad, after the terrorist attacks on September 11, 2001 at the New York World Trade Center and the Pentagon
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Subject Operation/Series: ENDURING FREEDOM
Base: Naval Air Station, Sigonella
State: Sicily
Country: Italy (ITA)
Scene Major Command Shown: AMC
Scene Camera Operator: SSGT Ken Bergmann, USAF
Release Status: Released to Public
Combined Military Service Digital Photographic Files
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Date
16/10/2001
Location
Source
The U.S. National Archives
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