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Detachment 8 – where KC-46 crew chiefs are born

Tech. Sgt. Jason Belcher, 373rd Training Squadron Detachment 8 instructor, provides instruction to Senior Airman Dominic Petrone, 373rd TRS Detachment 8 student, at McConnell Air Force Base, Kansas, April 10, 2025. Hard hats are required when working inside the engine of a KC-46A Pegasus. (U.S. Air Force photo by Airman 1st Class Patrick O’Neill)
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Detachment 8 – where KC-46 crew chiefs are born

Tech. Sgt. Jason Belcher, 373rd Training Squadron Detachment 8 instructor, points out a part to be inspected by Senior Airman Dominic Petrone, 373rd TRS Detachment 8 student, at McConnell Air Force Base, Kansas, April 10, 2025. The Mission Ready Airman course offered at the technical school provides hands-on experience with real KC-46A Pegasus components. (U.S. Air Force photo by Airman 1st Class Patrick O’Neill)
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Detachment 8 – where KC-46 crew chiefs are born

Senior Airman Dominic Petrone, 373rd Training Squadron Detachment 8 student, inspects the engine for a KC-46A Pegasus at McConnell Air Force Base, Kansas, April 10, 2025. The engine is kept inside the schoolhouse to be used by instructors and students for training. (U.S. Air Force photo by Airman 1st Class Patrick O’Neill)
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Detachment 8 – where KC-46 crew chiefs are born

Senior Airman Frank Sanchez, 373rd Training Squadron Detachment 8 student, uses a breaker-bar at McConnell Air Force Base, Kansas, April 10, 2025. A breaker-bar provides leverage to loosen tight bolts. (U.S. Air Force photo by Airman 1st Class Patrick O’Neill)
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Detachment 8 – where KC-46 crew chiefs are born

Senior Airman Frank Sanchez, 373rd Training Squadron Detachment 8 student, works on a KC-46A Pegasus engine at McConnell Air Force Base, Kansas, April 10, 2025. The Mission Ready Airman course offered at the technical school is 54 days long and teaches students their role as KC-46 crew chiefs. (U.S. Air Force photo by Airman 1st Class Patrick O’Neill)
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Detachment 8 – where KC-46 crew chiefs are born

Senior Airman Javier Delara, 373rd Training Squadron Detachment 8 student, works on a KC-46A Pegasus engine at McConnell Air Force Base, Kansas, April 10, 2025. Delara is enrolled in the Mission Ready Airmen course to learn how to be a KC-46A Pegasus crew chief. (U.S. Air Force photo by Airman 1st Class Patrick O’Neill)
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Crew chief trainees from the 373rd Training Squadron Detachment 8 repair a KC-46A Pegasus tire Sept. 18, 2024, at McConnell Air Force Base, Kansas. The maintenance sections in the Air Force are responsible for ensuring aircraft and equipment are operational and conducting inspections and repairs to maintain readiness and safety for mission success. (U.S. Air Force photo by Senior Airman William Lunn)
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Airman 1st Class Castillo Miranda, 22nd Maintenance Squadron aerospace ground equipment apprentice, works on a tripod jack Sept. 18, 2024, at McConnell Air Force Base, Kansas. The maintenance sections in the Air Force are responsible for ensuring aircraft and equipment are operational and conducting inspections and repairs to maintain readiness and safety for mission success. (U.S. Air Force photo by Senior Airman William Lunn)
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240918-F-FM899-7992

Airman Ethan Stephenson, 22nd Maintenance Squadron fuels apprentice, power washes a ladder Sept. 18, 2024, at McConnell Air Force Base, Kansas. The maintenance sections in the Air Force are responsible for ensuring aircraft and equipment are operational and conducting inspections and repairs to maintain readiness and safety for mission success. (U.S. Air Force photo by Senior Airman William Lunn)
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240918-F-FM899-7957

Crew chief trainees from the 373rd Training Squadron Detachment 8 train to repair a KC-46A Pegasus Sept. 18, 2024, at McConnell Air Force Base, Kansas. The maintenance sections in the Air Force are responsible for ensuring aircraft and equipment are operational and conducting inspections and repairs to maintain readiness and safety for mission success. (U.S. Air Force photo by Senior Airman William Lunn)
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Senior Airman Tricia Hance and Senior Airman Christian Capps, both 22nd Maintenance Squadron electrical apprentices, fix the wing of a KC-46A Pegasus Sept. 18, 2024, at McConnell Air Force Base Kansas. The maintenance sections in the Air Force are responsible for ensuring aircraft and equipment are operational and conducting inspections and repairs to maintain readiness and safety for mission success. (U.S. Air Force photo by Senior Airman William Lunn)
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Maintenance Airmen perform safety inspections

Airman 1st Class Jordan Brinkle, 22nd Aircraft Maintenance Squadron crew chief, right, and Senior Airman Andrew Colson, 931st Maintenance Group crew chief inspect a hinged door on the undercarriage of a KC-135 Stratotanker, Oct. 29, 2015, at McConnell Air Force Base, Kan. Maintenance Airmen ensure McConnell's aircraft are always ready to respond thereby enabling rapid global mobility daily. (U.S. Air Force photo/Airman Jenna K. Caldwell)
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