349th Air Mobility Wing members support Operation Unified Protector

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WESTERN EUROPE --  Master Sgt. David Theisen, KC-10 Extender production superintendent talks to Capt. Lyndsey Ballinger, KC-10 Extender Maintenance officer in charge.

Sergeant Theisen and Captain Ballinger are both deployed here with the 313th Air Expeditionary Wing from the 349th Air Mobility Wing, Travis Air Force Base,Calif., in support of Operation Unified Protector.

Operation Unified Protector is a NATO-led mission in Libya, to protect civilians and civilian-populated areas under threat of attack. The 313th AEW provides aerial refueling to U.S. and coalition aircraft with KC-135 Stratotankers and KC-10 Extenders.