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KC-46A Pegasus Completes Its First Aeromedical Evacuation Mission

Litter stations stand assembled in the fuselage of a KC-46A Pegasus prior to patient arrival July 10, 2020, at Joint Base Andrews, Maryland. Prior to the mission, the aircraft was configured to support patient movement. A litter stanchion augmentation set container was secured on the aircraft to store the equipment required to build up to nine litter stations. (U.S. Air Force photo by Airman 1st Class Nilsa Garcia)
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KC-46A Pegasus Completes Its First Aeromedical Evacuation Mission

Senior Master Sgt. Aaron McLaughlin, 18th Air Refueling Squadron inflight refueler assigned to McConnell Air Force Base, Kansas places a cargo loader bridge plate prior to patient offload July 11, 2020, at Patrick Air Force Base, Florida. In preparation for the first operational aeromedical evacuation mission, three separate aeromedical evacuations were simulated to help determine the usability of medical equipment, capacity of patients and proper aircraft staging. (U.S. Air Force photo by Airman 1st Class Nilsa Garcia)
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KC-46A Pegasus Completes Its First Aeromedical Evacuation Mission

Maj. Reynel Garcia, chief of aeromedical operations and training assigned to Air Mobility Command Headquarters at Scott Air Force Base, Illinois, directs Airmen carrying a non-ambulatory patient into a KC-46A Pegasus July 10, 2020, at Joint Base Andrews, Maryland. Of the five patients transited, three patients were ambulatory and two required transport via litters. (U.S. Air Force photo by Airman 1st Class Nilsa Garcia)
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Keeping the fallen alive: a good luck charm’s legacy

A memorial bracelet engraved with a name, Lt. Col. Fredric M. Mellor, and the date he went missing, rests on a table May 20, 2020 at McConnell Air Force Base, Kansas. Col. Mark Baran, 22nd Air Refueling Wing vice commander, has worn the bracelet for 18 years to honor the F-101 Voodoo pilot who was shot down on mission during the Vietnam War. (U.S. Air Force photo by Senior Airman Michaela Slanchik)
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Keeping the fallen alive: a good luck charm’s legacy

Col. Mark Baran, 22nd Air Refueling Wing vice commander, refers to a KC-46 Pegasus preflight checklist before flight May 19, 2020 at McConnell Air Force Base, Kansas. Baran wears a memorial bracelet every mission over the past 18 years, he believes that it has given him good luck from conflicts downrange and training missions stateside. (U.S. Air Force photo by Senior Airman Michaela Slanchik)
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Keeping the fallen alive: a good luck charm’s legacy

Col. Mark Baran, 22nd Air Refueling Wing vice commander, talks to Maj. Charles Hein, 18th Air Refueling Squadron KC-46 Pegasus pilot, before a flight, May 19, 2020 at McConnell Air Force Base, Kansas. Through Baran’s many career milestones he has honored Lt. Col. Fredric M. Mellory, Missing in Action Vietnam F-101 Voodoo pilot, by wearing a memorial bracelet. (U.S. Air Force photo by Senior Airman Michaela Slanchik)
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Keeping the fallen alive: a good luck charm’s legacy

Col. Mark Baran, 22nd Air Refueling Wing vice commander, boards a KC-46 Pegasus before flight May 19, 2020 at McConnell Air Force Base, Kansas. Throughout Baran’s career he has worn the memorial bracelet for luck. He honors Lt. Col. Fredric M. Mellory, Missing in Action Vietnam pilot, and plans to send the bracelet to Mellory’s family when he hangs up his flight suit. (U.S. Air Force photo by Senior Airman Michaela Slanchik)
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Keeping the fallen alive: a good luck charm’s legacy

Col. Mark Baran, 22nd Air Refueling Wing vice commander, prepares for flight in a KC-46 Pegasus May 19, 2020, at McConnell Air Force Base, Kansas. Throughout Baran’s career, he has worn the memorial bracelet for luck. He honors Lt. Col. Fredric M. Mellor, prior Missing in Action Vietnam pilot, and plans to send the bracelet to Mellor’s family when he hangs up his flight suit. (U.S. Air Force photo by Senior Airman Michaela R. Slanchik)
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McConnell first to test KC-46 NVG flights

Maj. Tony Gorry, 344th Air Refueling Squadron chief of group training, performs a preflight inspection on a KC-46A Pegasus April 21, 2020, at McConnell Air Force Base, Kansas. Preflight inspections require aircrews to perform visual checks of controls and instruments prior to starting engines. Aircrew prepared to execute the Air Force’s first night vision operational training mission on the KC-46A Pegasus. (U.S. Air Force photo by Master Sgt. Jerry Fleshman)
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McConnell first to test KC-46 NVG flights

A 344th Air Refueling Squadron KC-46A Pegasus receives fuel from a 924th ARS KC-46 April 23, 2020. Aircrews practiced nighttime aerial refueling operations on the way to North Auxiliary Airfield, South Carolina, in conjunction with tactical takeoffs and landings using night vision goggles. (U.S. Air Force photo by Senior Airman Alexi Bosarge)
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McConnell first to test KC-46 NVG flights

Maj. Thomas Gorry, 344th Air Refueling Squadron chief of group training, performs preflight checks in the KC-46A Pegasus with Col. Mark Baran, 22nd Air Refueling Wing vice commander, April 30, 2020, at McConnell Air Force Base, Kansas. The flight was the last of two training missions to certify aircrews using night vision goggles on the new platform. This allowed aircrews to begin operational testing and evaluation in low-light emission environments. (U.S. Air Force photo by Airman 1st Class Marc A. Garcia)
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McConnell first to test KC-46 NVG flights

Maj. Jacob Belka, 22nd Operations Group evaluation pilot, approaches a runway for a touch and go flight maneuver April 30, 2020, at North Auxiliary Airfield, South Carolina. Belka performed a total of 17 touch and go’s in the KC-46A Pegasus using night vision goggles. (U.S. Air Force photo by Airman 1st Class Marc A. Garcia)
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McConnell first to test KC-46 NVG flights

A KC-46A Pegasus parks after performing multiple flight maneuvers April 30, 2020, at North Auxiliary Airfield, South Carolina. The airfield is designed to test airframes and train aircrew in low-light environments. The testing data will be used to advance research in aerial refueling and night flying operations using night vision goggles. (U.S. Air Force photo by Airman 1st Class Marc A. Garcia)
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McConnell first to test KC-46 NVG flights

Maj. Tony Gorry, 344th Air Refueling Squadron and chief of group training, has his helmet fitted by Airman 1st Class Trezvon Miers, 22nd Operations Support Squadron aircrew flight equipment journeyman, April 21, 2020, at McConnell Air Force Base, Kansas. The crew prepared to execute the Air Force’s first night vision operational training mission on the KC-46A Pegasus. (U.S. Air Force photo by Senior Airman Alexi Bosarge)
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McConnell first to test KC-46 NVG flights

Staff Sgt. George Baylon, 22nd Operations Support Squadron aircrew flight equipment craftsman, cleans a pair of night vision goggles April 22, 2020, at McConnell Air Force Base, Kansas. Night vision goggles provide aircrew the capability to execute takeoff and landings on covertly lit runways. (U.S. Air Force photo by Senior Airman Alexi Bosarge)
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344th ARS fuels development of RVS 2.0

A KC-46A Pegasus sits on the flightline April 30, 2020, at McConnell Air Force Base, Kansas. In April, Boeing and the Air Force reached an agreement to bring a new Remote Vision System to the KC-46, the RVS 2.0. After testing the aircraft’s cameras during a three-week test cycle at the Air Force Research Laboratory, Team McConnell and the 344th Air Refueling Squadron played a vital role in the finalization of critical factors in the new camera system. (U.S. Air Force photo by Airman 1st Class Marc Garcia)
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200324-F-AD239-0211

A fuel hose transfers Jet A fuel to a KC-46 Pegasus March 24, 2020, at McConnell Air Force Base, Kansas. Fuel trucks are capable of delivering 50,000 pounds of fuel at a rate of 2,000 pounds per minute. Additionally, petroleum, oil and lubricants are responsible for conducting fuel sampling quality control analysis to verify Jet A fuel is free of contaminants. (U.S. Air Force photo by Senior Airman Alexi Bosarge)
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200324-F-AD239-0196

Airman 1st Class Jeremiah Epps, 22nd Logistic Readiness Squadron fuels distribution operator, calls into the fuels control center March 24, 2020, at McConnell Air Force Base, Kansas. The control center directs all fuel truck movements and prioritizes deliveries based on operational needs and requirements. The petroleum, oil and lubricants shop services 55 aircraft assigned to McConnell and pumps 97 million pounds of fuel annually. (U.S. Air Force photo by Senior Airman Alexi Bosarge)
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200324-F-AD239-0176

Airman 1st Class Jeremiah Epps, 22nd Logistic Readiness Squadron fuels distribution operator, reads a technical order March 24, 2020, at McConnell Air Force Base, Kansas. Technical data requires Airmen to follow step-by-step procedures to safely complete refueling operations. (U.S. Air Force photo by Senior Airman Alexi Bosarge)
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200324-F-AD239-0173

Airman 1st Class Jeremiah Epps, 22nd Logistic Readiness Squadron fuels distribution operator, hooks up air and fuel sensing lines March 24, 2020, at McConnell Air Force Base, Kansas. The connection allows the Epps to control the fuel transfer pressure and flow rates during refueling operations. (U.S. Air Force photo by Senior Airman Alexi Bosarge)
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