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221012-F-MM027-1015

Airman 1st Class Israel Ortiz, 18th Logistics Readiness Squadron fuels distribution operator, connects a fuel hose to a fuel pit during a hot pit refueling mission Oct. 13, 2022, at Kadena Air Base, Japan. Hot pit refueling is the onloading of fuel with at least one of the aircraft’s engines running, allowing pilots to cut down on time that would be spent on the ground. (U.S. Air Force photo by Airman 1st Class Felicia Przydzial)
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KC-46A performs first operationally-tasked combat refueling sortie

U.S. Air Force Senior Airman Tanner Todd, 349th Air Refueling Squadron boom operator, demonstrates the KC-46A Pegasus’ boom station procedures to U.S. Air Force Col. Dennis Cummings, 379th Air Expeditionary Wing deputy commander, Sept. 3, 2022, in the U.S. Central Command area of responsibility. Cummings flew with a McConnell Air Force Base, Kansas, KC-46A during Air Mobility Command’s multi-week Employment Concept Exercise 22-08 at Al Udeid Air Base, Qatar. (U.S. Air Force photo by Airman 1st Class Brenden Beezley)
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KC-46A performs first operationally-tasked combat refueling sortie

U.S. Air Force Lt. Gen. Alexus Grynkewich, Ninth Air Force commander and Combined Forces Air Component commander for U.S. Central Command, exits a KC-46A Pegasus Sept. 3, 2022, at Al Udeid Air Base, Qatar. Grynkewich flew on a KC-46A Pegasus based out of McConnell Air Force Base, Kansas, during Air Mobility Command’s multi-week Employment Concept Exercise at AUAB. (U.S. Air Force photo by Airman 1st Class Brenden Beezley)
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KC-46A performs first operationally-tasked combat refueling sortie

U.S. Air Force Tech. Sgt. Tommy James, 22nd Maintenance Squadron repair and restoration craftsman, uses a laptop during a preflight inspection Aug. 30, 2022, at Al Udeid Air Base, Qatar. Prior to the launch of an aircraft, maintenance personnel perform inspections on various parts of the aircraft to ensure the aircraft is ready for use. Airmen and KC-46 Pegasuses from McConnell Air Force Base, Kansas, are conducting Air Mobility Command’s Employment Concept Exercise 22-08 to evaluate the aircraft under stressed conditions. (U.S. Air Force photo by Airman 1st Class Brenden Beezley)
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KC-46A performs first operationally-tasked combat refueling sortie

U.S. Air Force Senior Airman Abigail Sherbondy, 931st Maintenance Squadron crew chief, guides a fuel truck Aug. 30, 2022, at Al Udeid Air Base, Qatar. Airmen from McConnell Air Force Base, Kansas, were participating in Air Mobility Command’s multi-week Employment Concept Exercise and worked in conjunction with Airmen from the 379th Air Expeditionary Wing at AUAB. (U.S. Air Force photo by Airman 1st Class Brenden Beezley)
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KC-46A performs first operationally-tasked combat refueling sortie

The aircrew from the KC-46A Pegasus’ first combat sortie pose for a group photo Aug. 29, 2022, during Air Mobility Command’s Employment Concept Exercise 22-08 at Al Udeid Air Base, Qatar. The Pegasus and aircrew are participating in the exercise to provide air refueling operations to the U.S. Central Command theater. The team refueled two F-15E Strike Eagles assigned to the 335th Expeditionary Fighter Squadron. (U.S. Air Force photo by Airman 1st Class Brenden Beezley)
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KC-46A performs first operationally-tasked combat refueling sortie

U.S. Air Force Senior Airman Tanner Todd, 349th Air Refueling Squadron boom operator, prepares to refuel a F-15E Strike Eagle assigned to the 335th Expeditionary Fighter Squadron during Air Mobility Command’s Employment Concept Exercise 22-08 Aug. 29, 2022, in the U.S. Central Command area of responsibility. Todd, along with Senior Airman Juan Boykin, 344th Air Refueling Squadron boom operator, refueled two F-15Es from the 335th EFS during the KC-46A Pegasus’ first combat sortie. (U.S. Air Force photo by Airman 1st Class Brenden Beezley)
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KC-46A performs first operationally-tasked combat refueling sortie

A U.S. Air Force F-15E Strike Eagle assigned to the 335th Expeditionary Fighter Squadron flies alongside a McConnell 22nd Air Refueling Wing KC-46A Pegasus Aug. 29, 2022, in the U.S. Central Command area of responsibility. McConnell air refuelers and Airmen are deployed to area for an Air Mobility Command Employment Concept Exercise 22-08. (U.S. Air Force photo by Airman 1st Class Brenden Beezley)
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KC-46A performs first operationally-tasked combat refueling sortie

U.S. Air Force Captain Cody Donahue, 344th Air Refueling Squadron mission pilot, prepares to takeoff Aug. 29, 2022, during Employment Concept Exercise 22-08 at Al Udeid Air Base, Qatar. Donahue and the rest of the aircrew completed the KC-46A Pegasus’ first combat sortie, refueling two F-15E Strike Eagles assigned to the 335th Expeditionary Fighter Squadron. (U.S. Air Force photo by Airman 1st Class Brenden Beezley)
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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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KC-46A performs first operationally-tasked combat refueling sortie

Air Mobility Command’s Employment Concept Exercise 22-08’s Mission Defense Team analyze a KC-46A Pegasus’ network stance inflight Sept. 3, 2022, in the U.S. Central Command area of responsibility. This test was the MDT’s first ever inflight mission and was used to ensure the KC-46A’s integrated systems remained secure throughout its mission. (U.S. Air Force photo by Airman 1st Class Brenden Beezley)
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KC-46A performs first operationally-tasked combat refueling sortie

U.S. Air Force Capt. Abbie Wendelken, 344th Air Refueling Squadron mission pilot, pilots a KC-46A Pegasus Sept. 3, 2022, in the Air Force Central Command area of responsibility. Wendelken was participating in Air Mobility Command’s multi-week Employment Concept Exercise 22-08 at Al Udeid Air Base, Qatar. (U.S. Air Force photo by Airman 1st Class Brenden Beezley)
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220505-F-EV810-1250

Major Kevin Rose, 349th Air Refueling Squadron instructor pilot, and Capt. Kevin Abbott, 344th Air Refueling Squadron instructor pilot, pilot a KC-46A Pegasus while receiving fuel from another KC-46 stationed at McConnell Air Force Base, Kansas, May 5, 2022. The crew were flying a 24-hour sortie, the longest in Air Mobility Command’s history. In order to ensure the safety of the flight, two pilot crews rotated on and off four-hour shifts allowing adequate time for rest. (U.S. Air Force photo by Airman Brenden Beezley)
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220505-F-EV810-1098

Staff Sgt. Jonathan Sanders and Master Sgt. Justin Miller, 349th Air Refueling Squadron boom operators, set up palletized cots in the back of a KC-46A Pegasus May 5, 2022. The crew were flying a 24-hour sortie, the longest in Air Mobility Command’s history. In order to ensure the safety of the flight, two pilot crews rotated on and off four-hour shifts allowing adequate time for rest. (U.S. Air Force photo by Airman Brenden Beezley)
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220505-F-EV810-1089

Captain Kevin Abbott, 344th Air Refueling Squadron instructor pilot, coordinates route changes with Los Angeles Air Traffic Control Center May 5, 2022. Route changes were necessary to avoid thunderstorms while still make the air refueling control time with the receivers. (U.S. Air Force photo by Airman Brenden Beezley)
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220505-F-EV810-1084

Captain Taylor Johnson, 349th Air Refueling Squadron instructor pilot, checks the flight path details May 5, 2022. Johnson is able to see live updates of weather, air traffic and flight plans using a Stratus puck. (U.S. Air Force photo by Airman Brenden Beezley)
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220505-F-EV810-1013

The aircrew from the 22nd Air Refueling Wing’s 24-hour flight pose for a group photo May 5, 2022 at McConnell Air Force Base, Kansas. The aircrew took a group photo before embarking on a 24-hour sortie in a KC-46A Pegasus, completing the Air Mobility Command’s longest flight. (U.S. Air Force photo by Airman Brenden Beezley)
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220506-F-EV810-1001

Major Kevin Rose, 349th Air Refueling Squadron instructor pilot, shaves his face May 6, 2022. Rose was one of six pilots aboard the 24-hour sortie out of McConnell Air Force Base, Kansas, which was the longest flight in Air Mobility Command’s history. (U.S. Air Force photo by Airman Brenden Beezley)
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220418-F-CV734-0019

A KC-46A Pegasus from McConnell Air Force Base, Kansas, begins an overpass before landing at Morón Air Base, Spain, April 18, 2022. Due to its location and resources, the NATO base provided an ideal test-bed to provide insight into best employing the aircraft in future operations. The aircraft is one of four participating in the first KC-46 Employment Concept Exercise, part of Air Mobility Command’s strategy allowing the Pegasus to support real-world missions and assess its capabilities on the path to full-operational status. (U.S. Air Force photo by Staff Sgt. Nathan Eckert)
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220418-F-CV734-0012

A Spanish Air Force C-15 approaches a U.S. Air Force KC-46A Pegasus for refueling off the aircraft’s centerline drogue April 18, 2022. This fueling method involves trailing a long hose with a windsock called a drogue behind the tanker to refuel certain aircraft types. (U.S. Air Force photo by Staff Sgt. Nathan Eckert)
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