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220608-F-ZB121-0124

A KC-46A Pegasus from McConnell Air Force Base, Kansas, taxis down the ramp as another Pegasus is being refueled for the next day’s mission June 8, 2022, at Yokota Air Base, Japan. The KC-46As conducted Air Mobility Command’s Employment Concept Exercise 22-06 providing air refueling capabilities to the Indo-Pacific Theater. ECEs are focused on testing airframe and personnel in deployed environments to ensure future real-world capabilities. (U.S. Air Force photo by Master Sgt. John Gordinier)
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220607-F-ZB121-0067

Master Sgt. Trevor Kuhns, 22nd Air Refueling Wing Agile Combat Employment team lead, extracts the remaining jet fuel in the lines to prevent fuel spillage during a test of a new fueling concept June 7, 2022, at Kadena Air Base, Japan. In support of the ACE initiative, the test involved sending gas from the tanker to the truck and could possibly open up the door for extensive future refueling operations. The McConnell aircrew and maintenance personnel visited with their counterparts to showcase KC-46A Pegasus capabilities for fuels servicing, cargo, and aeromedical evacuation. (U.S. Air Force photo by Master Sgt. John Gordinier)
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220607-F-ZB121-0057

Captain Sebastian Constable, 22nd Operations Group KC-46A Pegasus pilot, approaches the runway of Yokota Air Base, Japan, during inclement weather June 7, 2022, during Air Mobility Command’s Employment Concept Exercise 22-06. The exercise tests aircrew and maintenance personnel in setting up operations abroad and ensuring air refueling mission capabilities in a deployed total force and joint environment. (U.S. Air Force photo by Master Sgt. John Gordinier)
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McConnell helps celebrate Nico's birthday

8-year-old Nico celebrates his birthday party after being surprised by McConnell Airmen June 7, 2022, at McConnell Air Force Base, Kansas. Nico was affected by an EF-3 Tornado that hit Andover, Kanas. That month Nico was not able to celebrate his birthday at the time, so McConnell Airmen gave him a tour and a surprise party.(U.S. Air Force photo by Airman William Lunn)
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McConnell helps celebrate Nico's birthday

22nd Security Forces Squadron members, show Nico and his family what military working dog handlers and their dogs do in action June 7, 2022, at McConnell Air Force Base, Kansas. The demonstration was part of a tour that McConnell Airmen put on for Nico’s birthday. (U.S. Air Force photo by Airman William Lunn)
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McConnell helps celebrate Nico's birthday

Airmen from the 22nd Civil Engineering Squadron fire department show Nico how to spray the fire hose as part of his birthday celebration June 7, 2022, at McConnell Air Force Base, Kansas. The stop on Nico’s tour allowed him to see and use some of the fire departments equipment. (U.S. Air Force photo by Airman William Lunn)
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McConnell helps celebrate Nico's birthday

1st. Lt. Christian Turain, 350th ARS KC-135 Stratotanker pilot, shows 8 year-old Nico the cockpit of a KC-135 Stratotanker as part of his birthday tour June 7, 2022, at McConnell Air Force Base, Kansas. Nico’s home was destroyed in an EF-3 Tornado in Andover, Kansas, so McConnell put on a birthday celebration featuring a tour of the base. (U.S. Air Force photo by Airman William Lunn)
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McConnell helps celebrate Nico's birthday

1st. Lt. Christian Turain, 350th ARS KC-135 Stratotanker pilot, shows 8 year-old Nico around a KC-135 Stratotanker as part of his birthday celebration June 7, 2022, at McConnell Air Force, Kansas. Nico’s home was affected in an EF-3 tornado in Andover a few months prior, so McConnell Airmen helped celebrate with his birthday with a base tour. (U.S. Air Force photo by Airman William Lunn)
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220606-F-ZB121-0042

Two U.S. Navy F/A-18 Hornets fly in formation with a McConnell Air Force Base, Kansas, KC-46A Pegasus June 6, 2022, located above the Pacific Ocean during Air Mobility Command’s Employment Concept Exercise 22-06. The exercise tested McConnell and Pease Air National Guard Base, N.H., airframes and aircrew to practice joint interoperability in a multi-domain environment to build real-world proficiency. (U.S. Air Force photo by Master Sgt. John Gordinier)
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220606-F-ZB121-0034

A U.S. Navy F/A-18 Hornet banks left in formation alongside a McConnell Air Force Base, Kansas, KC-46A Pegasus June 6, 2022, during Air Mobility Command’s Employment Concept Exercise 22-06. The F/A-18 just received fuel and is waiting for his wingman to finish his refuel by the Pegasus. McConnell aircrew and tankers provided aerial refueling in the Indo-Pacific Theater to practice joint interoperability in a multi-domain environment to build real-world proficiency and readiness. (U.S. Air Force photo by Master Sgt. John Gordinier)
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220606-F-ZB121-0007

Senior Master Sgt. Roman Lugo, 22nd Aircraft Maintenance Squadron lead production superintendent, reviews maintenance inspections aboard a McConnell Air Force Base, Kansas, KC-46A Pegasus June 6, 2022, at Yokota Air Base, Japan. McConnell Pegasus, aircrew and maintenance personnel participated in Air Mobility Command’s Employment Concept Exercise 22-06 to test capabilities for world-wide employment and provide an opportunity for total force and joint training in a multi-domain environment. (U.S. Air Force photo by Master Sgt. John Gordinier)
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220606-F-ZB121-0003

Technical Sgt. Mark Hurd, 344th Air Refueling Squadron KC-46A Pegasus boom operator, performs pre-flight checks during Air Mobility Command’s Employment Concept Exercise 22-06 June 6, 2022, at Yokota Air Base, Japan. The crew provided air refueling for Navy F/A-18 Hornets during the exercises, which focuses on integration of total force and joint training in a multi-domain environment to build real-world proficiency and readiness. (U.S. Air Force photo by Master Sgt. John Gordinier)
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First Pitch with Wichita Wind Surge

Master Sgt. Andrew Tiehes (left), 22nd Maintenance Squadron aircraft structural maintenance section chief, and Senior Airman Jason Barnett (right), 22nd Maintenance Squadron aircraft structural maintenance journeyman, waited on the field for the first pitch at a Wind Surge game June 3rd, 2022 at Riverfront Stadium, Wichita, Kansas. Tiehes and Barnett were given the opportunity to throw the first pitch at the Wind Surge game to show the unity between McConnell Air Force Base and the Wichita community. (U.S. Air Force photo by Airman 1st Class Felicia Przydzial)
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First Pitch with Wichita Wind Surge

Master Sgt. Andrew Tiehes (left), 22nd Maintenance Squadron aircraft structural maintenance section chief, and Senior Airman Jason Barnett (right), 22nd Maintenance Squadron aircraft structural maintenance journeyman, prepare to throw the first pitch at a Wichita Wind Surge game June 3rd, 2022 at Riverfront Stadium, Wichita, Kansas. Tiehes and Barnett were in charge of putting the Wichita Wind Surge’s nose art on a KC-46 when a members of the team visited McConnell Air Force Base. (U.S. Air Force photo by Airmen 1st Class Felicia Przydzial)
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First Pitch with Wichita Wind Surge

Senior Airman Jason Barnett, 22nd Maintenance Squadron aircraft structural maintenance journeyman, threw the first pitch at the Wichita Wind Surge game June 3rd, 2022 at Riverfront Stadium, Wichita, Kansas. Barnett was part of a maintenance team that applied the Wind Surge’s logo to a McConnell Air Force Base KC-46. (U.S. Air Force Photo by Airman 1st Class Felicia Przydzial)
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First In-Air Refueling Conducted Between KC-46 and Air Force Spe

A CV-22 Osprey tiltroter aircraft assigned to the 20th Special Operations Squadron and a KC-46 Pegasus tanker aircraft assigned to the 349th Air Refueling Squadron conduct the first ever in-air refueling operation undertook between the two aircraft over Cannon Air Force Base, New Mexico, June 1, 2022. (U.S. Air Force photo by Staff Sgt. Max J. Daigle)
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First In-Air Refueling Conducted Between KC-46 and Air Force Spe

A CV-22 Osprey tiltroter aircraft assigned to the 20th Special Operations Squadron and a KC-46 Pegasus tanker aircraft assigned to the 349th Air Refueling Squadron conduct the first ever in-air refueling operation undertook between the two aircraft over Cannon Air Force Base, New Mexico, June 1, 2022. (U.S. Air Force photo by Staff Sgt. Max J. Daigle)
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First In-Air Refueling Conducted Between KC-46 and Air Force Spe

A CV-22 Osprey tiltroter aircraft assigned to the 20th Special Operations Squadron and a KC-46 Pegasus tanker aircraft assigned to the 349th Air Refueling Squadron conduct the first ever in-air refueling operation undertook between the two aircraft over Cannon Air Force Base, New Mexico, June 1, 2022. (U.S. Air Force photo by Staff Sgt. Max J. Daigle)
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First In-Air Refueling Conducted Between KC-46 and Air Force Spe

A CV-22 Osprey tiltroter aircraft assigned to the 20th Special Operations Squadron and a KC-46 Pegasus tanker aircraft assigned to the 349th Air Refueling Squadron conduct the first ever in-air refueling operation undertook between the two aircraft over Cannon Air Force Base, New Mexico, June 1, 2022. (U.S. Air Force photo by Staff Sgt. Max J. Daigle)
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Remembering and Honoring the Sacrifices of a McConnell Fighter Pilot

An F-105 Thundercheif is displayed outside McConnell Air Force Base, Kansas, honors those who flew the aircraft and its years of service. The fighter bomber flew from 1955 to 1970 and was primarily used in the Vietnam War. (U.S. Air Force photo by Airman William Lunn)
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