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AMC Modernizes Connectivity to Prepare for the Future U.S. Air Force mobility airlift

U.S. Air Force Staff Sgt. Michael Hagebusch, a mission system operator assigned to the 22nd Operations Support Squadron at McConnell Air Force Base, Kansas, performs a demonstration of a Taclane Augmented ROBE System onboard a KC-46 Pegasus at Andersen Air Force Base, Guam, during the Air Force’s 2025 Department-Level Exercise, July 24, 2025. The Taclane Augmented ROBE System allows ground crew, other aircraft and Air Operations Centers to be better connected, enabling an increased level of joint integration to operate and survive within contested environments. The DLE series encompasses all branches of the Department of Defense, along with allies and partners, employing more than 400 Joint and coalition aircraft and more than 12,000 members at more than 50 locations across 3,000 miles. (U.S. Air Force photo by Staff Sgt. Dalton Williams)
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AMC Modernizes Connectivity to Prepare for the Future U.S. Air Force mobility airlift

U.S. Air Force Staff Sgt. Michael Hagebusch, a mission system operator assigned to the 22nd Operations Support Squadron at McConnell Air Force Base, Kansas, performs a demonstration of a Taclane Augmented ROBE System onboard a KC-46 Pegasus at Andersen Air Force Base, Guam, during the Air Force’s 2025 Department-Level Exercise, July 24, 2025. The Taclane Augmented ROBE System allows ground crew, other aircraft and Air Operations Centers to be better connected, enabling an increased level of joint integration to operate and survive within contested environments. The DLE series encompasses all branches of the Department of Defense, along with allies and partners, employing more than 400 Joint and coalition aircraft and more than 12,000 members at more than 50 locations across 3,000 miles. (U.S. Air Force photo by Staff Sgt. Dalton Williams)
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Airmen assigned to the 22nd Aircraft Maintenance Squadron and the 64th Air Refueling Squadron tow a KC-46 Pegasus aircraft to a new parking spot on the flight line during the U.S. Air Force’s 2025 Department-Level Exercise series at Andersen Air Force Base, Guam, July 24, 2025. The DLE strengthens and demonstrates the U.S. Air Force’s ability to reach theater at speed and scale, sustain operations, and rapidly pivot to any theater of operation at a moment’s notice while maintaining the strategic initiative. The DLE series encompasses all branches of the Department of Defense, along with allies and partners, employing more than 400 joint and coalition aircraft and more than 12,000 personnel across more than 50 locations across 3,000 miles. (U.S. Air Force photo by Staff Sgt. Tryphena Mayhugh)
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The Department of the Air Force Security Forces logo is sewn onto the jacket of Officer Joseph Holzman, 22nd Security Forces Squadron supervisory police officer, March 31, 2025, at McConnell Air Force Base, Kansas. The Department of the Air Force DAF officers work alongside active-duty U.S. Air Force security forces members to keep the base safe. (U.S. Air Force photo by Senior Airman William Lunn)
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Officer Joseph Holzman, 22nd Security Forces Squadron supervisory police officer, scans IDs and controls an entry point March 31, 2025, at McConnell Air Force Base, Kansas. The Department of the Air Force DAF officers work alongside active-duty U.S. Air Force security forces members to keep the base safe. (U.S. Air Force photo by Senior Airman William Lunn)
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Airman 1st Class Macy Gerry, 22nd Security Forces Squadron entry controller, and Officer Joseph Holzman, 22nd Security Forces Squadron supervisory police officer, scan IDs while working together at the main gate March 31, 2025, at McConnell Air Force Base, Kansas. The Department of the Air Force (DAF) officers work alongside active-duty U.S. Air Force security forces members to keep the base safe. (U.S. Air Force photo by Senior Airman William Lunn)
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An F-22 Raptor flies in formation before being refueled by a KC-46 Pegasus over the coast of California for Bamboo Eagle 24-3 on Aug. 8, 2024. The KC-46 Pegasus provides critical inflight refueling capabilities for the Air Force, testing its ability to deploy rapidly and maneuver the Joint Force at time, scale and mass. Pilots from the 344th Air Refueling Squadron at McConnell Air Force Base demonstrated their capability to refuel various types of fighter aircraft from different branches during the coastal exercise. Bamboo Eagle tests the integration of mobility, combat, bomber, joint and Allied aircraft, which is key to joint force and international partner success. This iteration’s BE 24-3 is an example of how the Air Force implements large-scale exercises and mission-focused training encompassing multiple operational plans to demonstrate and rehearse for complex, large-scale military operations. (U.S. Air Force photo by Senior Airman William Lunn)
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Senior Airman Orion Tyra, 344th Air Refueling Squadron boom operator, maneuvers a refueling boom aboard one of three KC-46 Pegasus tankers sent from McConnell Air Force Base, Kansas, to refuel combat and support aircraft during exercise Bamboo Eagle 24-3 on Aug. 8, 2024, over the coast of California. The 344th ARS provides critical inflight refueling capabilities with the Air Force’s newest tanker, testing its ability to deploy rapidly and maneuver the Joint Force at time, scale and mass. Bamboo Eagle is a coastal exercise that tests the integration of mobility, combat, bomber, joint and Allied aircraft, which is key to joint force and international partner success. This iteration’s BE 24-3 is an example of how the Air Force implements large-scale exercises and mission-focused training encompassing multiple operational plans to demonstrate and rehearse for complex, large-scale military operations. (U.S. Air Force photo by Senior Airman William Lunn)
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Senior Airman Bridger Davis, 22nd Aircraft Maintenance Squadron flying crew chief, inspects a KC-46 Pegausus before it takes off for Bamboo Eagle 24-3 on Aug. 8, 2024, at Sacramento Mather Airport, California. Air Mobility Command’s AMXS squadrons from different bases jointly provided critical ground support capabilities for the Air Force’s newest tanker by exploding into theater during Bamboo Eagle, a coastal exercise that tests the integration of mobility, combat, bomber, joint and Allied aircraft, which is key to joint force and international partner success. This iteration’s BE 24-3 is an example of how the Air Force implements large-scale exercises and mission-focused training encompassing multiple operational plans to demonstrate and rehearse for complex, large-scale military operations. (U.S. Air Force photo by Senior Airman William Lunn)
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Capt. Thomas Terrell, 344th Air Refueling Squadron pilot, flies a KC-46 Pegasus over the coast of California for Bamboo Eagle 24-3 on Aug. 8, 2024. The 344th ARS provides critical inflight refueling capabilities with the Air Force’s newest tanker, testing its ability to deploy rapidly and maneuver the Joint Force at time, scale and mass. Bamboo Eagle is a coastal exercise that tests the integration of mobility, combat, bomber, joint and Allied aircraft, which is key to joint force and international partner success. This iteration’s BE 24-3 is an example of how the Air Force implements large-scale exercises and mission-focused training encompassing multiple operational plans to demonstrate and rehearse for complex, large-scale military operations. (U.S. Air Force photo by Senior Airman William Lunn)
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Darwin XAB showcases integrated ally and partner interoperability

U.S. Airman First Class Ashlynn Sanford, 92nd Air Refueling Wing services Airman, salutes the pilot of a U.S. Air Force KC-46 Pegasus at Royal Australian Air Force Base Darwin, Australia, during Mobility Guardian 23, July 12, 2023. MG23 is a mobility exercise held across a 3,000-mile area intended to deepen interoperability with U.S. allies and partners, bolstering the collective ability to support a free and open Indo-Pacific area. (U.S. Air Force photo by 1st Lt. Ariana Wilkinson)
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Air and ground crews with the 64th Air Refueling Squadron participated in the first flight fully generated by all 64th ARS personnel Jan. 19, 2023 at Pease Air National Guard Base, New Hampshire. The mission showcased the growing capabilities of the 64th ARS since the unit was stood up in July of 2022 with 37 Air Force specialties. (U.S. Air National Guard photo by Staff Sgt. Victoria Nelson)
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64th ARS Airmen fly 36 hours aboard KC-46A Pegasus

Lt. Col. Greg Van Splunder, Lt. Col. Brandon Stock and Tech. Sgt. Matt Rogers, all of the 157th Air Refueling Wing, Pease Air National Guard Base, New Hampshire Air National Guard, guide their KC-46A Pegasus as it receives fuel from another Pease KC-46A during a 36-hour endurance mission, Nov. 16, 2022. Lt. Col. Greg Van Splunder and Lt. Col. Brandon Stock, pilots with the 157th Air Refueling Wing, Pease Air National Guard Base, New Hampshire Air National Guard, guide their KC-46A Pegasus as it receives fuel from another Pease KC-46A during a 36-hour endurance mission, Nov. 16, 2022. The long-duration sortie took place from Nov. 16-17 and was crewed by active duty and Air National Guard Airmen from Pease, who flew the jet non-stop from New Hampshire, across North America and the Pacific Ocean, around Guam, and back home again. The proof-of-concept operation showcased the ability of the Air Force’s newest tanker to project the force in the modern battle space. (U.S. Air National Guard photo by Senior Master Sgt. Timm Huffman)
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64th ARS Airmen fly 36 hours aboard KC-46A Pegasus

Lt. Col. Greg Van Splunder and Lt. Col. Brandon Stock, pilots with the 157th Air Refueling Wing, Pease Air National Guard Base, New Hampshire Air National Guard, guide their KC-46A Pegasus as it receives fuel from another Pease KC-46A during a 36-hour endurance mission, Nov. 16, 2022. The long-duration sortie took place from Nov. 16-18 and was crewed by active duty and Air National Guard Airmen from Pease, who flew the jet non-stop from New Hampshire, across North America and the Pacific Ocean, around Guam, and back home again. The proof-of-concept operation showcased the ability of the Air Force’s newest tanker to project the force in the modern battle space. (U.S. Air National Guard photo by Senior Master Sgt. Timm Huffman)
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64th ARS Airmen fly 36 hours aboard KC-46A Pegasus

A KC-46A Pegasus from the 157th Air Refueling Wing prepares to refuel another KC-46A from the wing as part of a 36-hour endurance mission, Nov. 16. The long-duration sortie took place from Nov. 16-17 and was crewed by active duty and Air National Guard Airmen from Pease, who flew the jet non-stop from New Hampshire, across North America and the Pacific Ocean, around Guam, and back home again. The proof-of-concept operation showcased the ability of the Air Force’s newest tanker to project the force in the modern battle space. (U.S. Air National Guard photo by Senior Master Sgt. Timm Huffman)
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KC-46A performs first operationally-tasked combat refueling sortie

A U.S. Air Force Airman with the 379th Air Expeditionary Aircraft Maintenance Squadron marshals a KC-46A Pegasus based out of McConnell Air Force Base, Kansas, Aug. 26, 2022, at Al Udeid Air Base, Qatar. The KC-46A arrived at AUAB as a part of an Air Mobility Command multi-week Employment Concept Exercise aimed at testing the KC-46A’s ability to support real-world missions and assess its capabilities under stressed conditions. (U.S. Air Force photo by Airman 1st Class Brenden Beezley)
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Operation Allies Refuge anniversary: McConnell Captain recalls deployment

Airmen assigned to the 332nd Expeditionary Operations Support Squadron pose for a group photo September 2021, at an undisclosed location in the United States Central Command area of responsibility. The Airmen, 3 air traffic controllers and an airfield operations officer, had just returned from a 10-day forward deployment to Hamid Karzai International Airport (HKIA), Afghanistan. (U.S. Air Force courtesy photo)
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Operation Allies Refuge anniversary: McConnell Captain recalls deployment

Captain Adam Solomon, 332nd Expeditionary Operations Support Squadron airfield operations flight commander, escorts senior Taliban members to the air traffic control tower August, 2021, at Hamid Karzai International Airport (HKIA), Afghanistan. Solomon was responsible for escorting and providing guidance to the Taliban prior to the handover of the airfield from the U.S. Armed Forces to the Taliban. (U.S. Air Force courtesy photo)
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Operation Allies Refuge anniversary: McConnell Captain recalls deployment

Captain Adam Solomon, 332nd Expeditionary Operations Support Squadron airfield operations flight commander, shows senior Taliban members what is needed to resume operations of the air traffic control tower August, 2021, at Hamid Karzai International Airport (HKIA), Afghanistan. Solomon was responsible for escorting and providing guidance to the Taliban prior to the handover of the airfield from the U.S. Armed Forces to the Taliban. (U.S. Air Force courtesy photo)
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Operation Allies Refuge anniversary: McConnell Captain recalls deployment

U.S. Marine Corps air traffic controllers operate out of a temporary tower August 2021, at Hamid Karzai International Airport (HKIA), Afghanistan. The Marines were responsible for approach and departures at HKIA while a team of U.S. Air Force air traffic controllers managed all air space within 50 miles of the airport. (U.S. Air Force courtesy photo)
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