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A new breed of pilot

Second Lt. Alisson Moraes, 14th Student Squadron undergraduate pilot training graduate, poses with a 344th Air Refueling Squadron t-shirt in front of a KC-46A Pegasus Sept. 25, 2020 at Columbus Air Force Base, Mississippi. Moraes received the KC-46 as his future aircraft assignment, which became his number one choice after touring the aircraft for the first time in 2019. (U.S. Air Force photo by Senior Airman Skyler Combs)
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Maintainers perform A-check on KC-46

Airman 1st Class Jonethen Strickland, 22nd Maintenance Squadron crew chief, reads a technical order while working the main landing gear door on a KC-46A Pegasus Aug. 3, 2020, at McConnell Air Force Base, Kansas. Technical orders provide a step-by-step process for Airmen to complete maintenance tasks. (U.S. Air Force photo by Senior Airman Alexi Bosarge)
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Maintainers perform A-check on KC-46

Airman 1st Class Jonethen Strickland, 22nd Maintenance Squadron crew chief, lubricates the main landing gear door Aug. 3, 2020, at McConnell Air Force Base, Kansas. Maintenance Airmen are responsible for the maintenance of McConnell’s 24 KC-46 aircraft to keep them mission ready at all times. (U.S. Air Force photo by Senior Airman Alexi Bosarge)
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Maintainers perform A-check on KC-46

Senior Airman Brenden Pauly, 931st Maintenance Squadron crew chief, lubricates the landing gear on a KC-46A Pegasus Aug. 3, 2020, at McConnell Air Force Base, Kansas. These maintainers play a crucial role in keeping the 415,000 pound jet in the air to complete the mission. (U.S. Air Force photo by Senior Airman Alexi Bosarge)
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Maintainers perform A-check on KC-46

Senior Airman Cuong Nguyen, 931st Maintenance Squadron crew chief, performs a 4A-check inspection on a KC-46A Pegasus Aug. 3, 2020, at McConnell Air Force Base, Kansas. Nguyen and his team are responsible for lubricating 447 connection points on the KC-46 every six months. (U.S. Air Force photo by Senior Airman Alexi Bosarge)
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Maintainers perform A-check on KC-46

Airman 1st Class Joshua Tillman, 22nd Maintenance Squadron crew chief, assists Airman 1st Class Francisco Ramirez, 22nd Maintenance Squadron crew chief, with a 4A-check on a KC-46 Pegasus Aug. 3, 2020, at McConnell Air Force Base, Kansas. Tillman and Ramirez removed the panels to access the flight control actuators for a visual inspection and to lubricate all the mechanical components. (U.S. Air Force photo by Senior Airman Alexi Bosarge)
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Maintainers perform A-check on KC-46

Senior Airman Brenden Pauly, 931st Maintenance Squadron crew chief, greases a connection point on the landing gear of a KC-46A Pegasus Aug. 3, 2020, at McConnell Air Force Base, Kansas. There are 12 different types of A-check inspections that maintenance Airmen must perform on aircraft throughout the year. (U.S. Air Force photo by Senior Airman Alexi Bosarge)
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KC-46A Pegasus Completes Its First Aeromedical Evacuation Mission

A KC-46A Pegasus assigned to McConnell Air Force Base, Kansas sits on the flightline July 11, 2020 at Travis Air Force Base, California. After six flights and 17 hours of total flying time, the successful aeromedical evacuation mission marked a key milestone in the progress of the KC-46 Initial Operational Test and Evaluation. (U.S. Air Force photo by Airman 1st Class Nilsa Garcia)
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KC-46A Pegasus Completes Its First Aeromedical Evacuation Mission

Airmen from the 45th Operational Medical Readiness Squadron, offload a patient July 10, 2020, at Patrick Air Force Base, Florida. The patients had recently returned from overseas to their home stations for follow-on care. (U.S. Air Force photo Airmen 1st Class Nilsa Garcia)
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KC-46A Pegasus Completes Its First Aeromedical Evacuation Mission

Master Sgt. Jaclyn Klimaski, Air Mobility Command aeromedical evacuation technician assigned to Air Mobility Command Headquarters at Scott Air Force Base, Illinois searches for equipment in an inflight kit July 10, 2020, at Joint Base Andrews, Maryland. In support of this Initial Operational Test and Evaluation, the Total Force AE crew qualified on the KC-46A Pegasus using a syllabus that included numerous patient scenarios and configurations to guide the execution of the training. (U.S. Air Force photo by Airman 1st Class Nilsa Garcia)
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KC-46A Pegasus Completes Its First Aeromedical Evacuation Mission

Airmen offload a non-ambulatory patient on a litter July 10, 2020, at Patrick Air Force Base, Florida. Aeromedical evacuation plays a significant role in the nation’s globality capabilities, as it provides time sensitive and mission critical patient care during transport to medical facilities. (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. Michael Murphy, 905th Air Refueling Squadron pilot, conducts a preflight check July 9, 2020, at McConnell Air Force Base, Kansas. Murphy was part of a seven-man aircrew team that participated in a total force initiative to test capabilities of aeromedical evacuation on the KC-46A Pegasus. The mission marked the first aeromedical evacuation of live patients to be carried out by the KC-46. (U.S. Air Force photo by Airman 1st Class Nilsa Garcia)
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KC-46A Pegasus Completes Its First Aeromedical Evacuation Mission

Lt. Col Jason Arndt, 133rd Airlift Wing flight nurse assigned to the Minnesota Air National Guard Base and Staff Sgt. Jeremy Gregory, 145th Airlift Wing aeromedical evacuation technician assigned to the North Carolina Air National Guard Base, carry a litter containing in-flight medical equipment July 10, 2020, at Joint Base Andrews, Maryland. The mission originated at Joint Base Andrews and transited a total of five patients and two attendees to Naval Station Norfolk, Virginia; Patrick AFB, Florida; and Travis AFB, California. (U.S. Air Force photo by Airman 1st Class Nilsa Garcia)
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KC-46A Pegasus Completes Its First Aeromedical Evacuation Mission

A litter containing in-flight medical equipment sits on a cargo-loader prior to being loaded onto a KC-46A Pegasus July 10, 2020, at Joint Base Andrews, Maryland. The total-force mission demonstrated the aircrafts versatility in conducting one of its three mission sets aerial refueling, airlift and aeromedical evacuation. (U.S. Air Force photo by Airman 1st Class Nilsa Garcia)
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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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