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JB MDL KC-46 Familiarization

Staff Sgt. Arnold Pena, 22nd Logistics Readiness Squadron air terminal operations center senior controller, briefs Joint Base McGuire-Dix-Lakehurst leadership about cargo limitations on the KC-46A Pegasus March 23, 2021, at McConnell Air Force Base, Kansas. As the first KC-46 operating base, McConnell has led the way in implementing the initial test and evaluation period. (U.S. Air Force photo by Senior Airman Alexi Bosarge)
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JB MDL KC-46 Familiarization

A KC-135 Stratotanker and a KC-46A Pegasus, assigned to McConnell Air Force Base, taxi with two KC-10 Extender’s, assigned to Joint Base McGuire-Dix-Lakehurst New Jersay March 22, 2021, at McConnell AFB, Kansas. JB MDL leaders came to McConnell to familiarize themselves with the KC-46 before they receive their first KC-46. (U.S. Air Force photo by Airman 1st Class Zachary Willis)
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JB MDL KC-46 Familiarization

A KC-10 Extender, assigned to Joint Base McGuire-Dix-Lakehurst New Jersey lands March 22, 2021, at McConnell Air Force Base, Kansas. The KC-10 is a refueling aircraft capable of carrying 356,000 pounds of fuel and transporting 170,000 pounds of cargo. (U.S. Air Force photo by Airman 1st Class Zachary Willis)
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JB MDL KC-46 Familiarization

Leaders and KC-10 Extender crews, assigned to Joint Base McGuire-Dix-Lakehurst, N.J., arrive March 22, 2021, at McConnell Air Force Base, Kansas. The JB MDL leadership visited McConnell for a four-day tour to become familiar with the different aspects of the aircraft, including refueling and cargo operations. (U.S. Air Force photo by Senior Airman Alexi Bosarge)
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JB MDL KC-46 Familiarization

A KC-10 Extender, assigned to Joint Base McGuire-Dix-Lakehurst, N.J., taxis March 22, 2021, at McConnell Air Force Base, Kansas. Leadership from JB MDL visited McConnell in preparation to implement the KC-46A Pegasus upon its arrival at the joint base. (U.S. Air Force photo by Senior Airman Alexi Bosarge)
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Airmen in a League of their own

Senior Airmen Chase Flemming and Matthew Higgs, League of Extraordinary Airmen president and vice president, present their organization to Gen. Jacqueline Van Ovost, Air Mobility Command commander, at McConnell Air Force Base, Kansas, Feb. 3, 2021. The League of Extraordinary Airmen enlisted organization provides Airmen an opportunity to unite and increase motivation and mental health. (U.S. Air Force photo by Airman 1st Class Zachary Willis)
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Airmen in a League of their own

The League of Extraordinary Airmen poses with Gen. Jacqueline Van Ovost, Air Mobility Command commander, and Chief Master Sgt. Brian Kruzelnick, Air Mobility Command chief at McConnell Air Force Base, Kansas, Feb. 3, 2021. The League of Extraordinary Airmen enlisted organization provides Airmen an opportunity to unite and increase motivation and mental health. (Courtesy photo)
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Hydraulic Airmen maintain KC-46 boom

Staff Sgt. Kris McKee, 22nd Maintenance Squadron hydraulics craftsman, lines the interior of a KC-46A Pegasus telescoping tube with an O-ring March 13, 2021, at McConnell Air Force Base, Kansas. The O-ring provides a seal around the telescoping tube, ensuring the fuel is properly distributed to the receiving aircraft when connected. (U.S. Air Force photo by Senior Airman Alan Ricker)
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Hydraulic Airmen maintain KC-46 boom

Staff Sgt. Jacob Buffum, 22nd Maintenance Squadron hydraulics craftsman, Staff Sgt. Hannah Petersen, 931st Maintenance Squadron hydraulic craftsman and Senior Airman Jesse Jones, 22nd MXS hydraulic journeyman, remove a KC-46A Pegasus surge boot from a telescoping tube March 13, 2021, at McConnell Air Force Base, Kansas. Surge boots are rubber-like sleeves that run the fuel tube’s length, used as a way to prevent damage during fuel surges when the boom disconnects from the aircraft after refueling. (U.S. Air Force photo by Senior Airman Alan Ricker)
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Hydraulic Airmen maintain KC-46 boom

Staff Sgt. Hannah Petersen, 931st Maintenance Squadron hydraulics craftsman, removes a bolt from a KC-46A Pegasus telescoping tube March 13, 2021, at McConnell Air Force Base, Kansas. The surge boot, housed inside the telescoping tube, was replaced to ensure damage does not occur while disconnecting from a receiving aircraft during aerial refueling. (U.S. Air Force photo by Senior Airman Alan Ricker)
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Hydraulic Airmen maintain KC-46 boom

Airmen assigned to the 22nd Maintenance Squadron maintain a KC-46A Pegasus boom March 13, 2021, at McConnell Air Force Base, Kansas. Hydraulics Airmen removed the interior telescoping tube to replace a boom surge boot, which acts as a shock absorber while attached to a receiver aircraft. (U.S. Air Force photo by Senior Airman Alan Ricker)
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Ready to respond in LRS

Senior Airman Terien Fort, 22nd Logistics Readiness Squadron vehicle maintenance apprentice, performs an exterior hydraulic function test on a 25K-loader March 9, 2021, at McConnell Air Force Base, Kansas. The 25K-loader is a rapidly deployable, high-reach mechanized aircraft loader that can transport, lift and load up to 25,000 pounds of cargo onto military and civilian aircraft. (U.S. Air Force photo by Airman 1st Class Zachary Willis)
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Senior Airman Terien Fort, 22nd Logistics Readiness Squadron vehicle maintenance apprentice, raises a 25K-loader March 9, 2021, at McConnell Air Force Base, Kansas. Fort extended and lowered a 25K-loader during a hydraulic test to ensure that all controls and functions are in working condition. (U.S. Air Force photo by Airman 1st Class Zachary Willis)
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Ready to respond in LRS

Senior Airman Brenden Reynaert, 22nd Logistics Readiness Squadron vehicle maintenance journeyman, routes a wire through the undercarriage of a mobile work truck March 9, 2021, at McConnell Air Force Base, Kansas. Airmen from vehicle maintenance are responsible for maintaining a 362 vehicle fleet 24/7. (U.S. Air Force photo by Airman 1st Class Zachary Willis)
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Ready to respond in LRS

Senior Airman Brenden Reynaert, 22nd Logistics Readiness Squadron vehicle maintenance journeyman, adds a ground wire to a generator March 9, 2021, at McConnell Air Force Base, Kansas. Reynaert moved an air compressor and jump-start unit into a mobile work truck to ensure mission readiness. (U.S. Air Force photo by Airman 1st Class Zachary Willis)
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Ready to respond in LRS

Senior Airman Brenden Reynaert, 22nd Logistics Readiness Squadron vehicle maintenance journeyman, tightens a nut to a ground wire on a mobile work truck March 9, 2021, at McConnell Air Force Base, Kansas. Reynaert was tasked with equipping LRS's new maintenance truck with wiring power equipment to respond to immobile vehicles. (U.S. Air Force photo by Airman 1st Class Zachary Willis)
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Weather is always on watch

A tornado strikes military housing. April 16, 1991, at McConnell Air Force Base, Kansas. Over 100 housing units and nine major facilities were destroyed and damaged by the tornado during the most severe storm season ever recorded in Kansas. (U.S. Air Force photo by Senior Airman Nilsa Garcia)
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Weather is always on watch

An operational risk management legend sits on the desk March 3, 2021, at McConnell Air Force Base, Kansas. The legend, which is based on flying operations, maintenance and personnel limitations, is used to dictate favorable, marginal and unfavorable conditions when crafting a five-day forecast and air refueling planner. (U.S. Air Force photo by Senior Airman Nilsa Garcia)
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Weather is always on watch

Airman 1st Class Kyle Carpenter, 22nd Operations Support Squadron weather forecaster, looks through forecast reference material March 3, 2021, at McConnell Air Force Base, Kansas. The reference material is made up of meteorological techniques based on season specific weather regimes over the United States. It also contains local forecasting techniques based on topography and effects particular weather systems have on McConnell AFB. (U.S. Air Force photo by Senior Airman Nilsa Garcia)
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Weather is always on watch

Senior Airman Jonah Reeves, 22nd Operations Support Squadron weather forecaster, discuses water vapor bands March 3, 2021, at McConnell Air Force Base, Kansas. The system is effectively utilized for identifying large scale patterns in the upper troposphere, jet streams and regions where the potential for turbulence exists. (U.S. Air Force photo by Senior Airman Nilsa Garcia)
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