Airman 1st Class Thomas Hawkins, 22nd Aircraft Maintenance Squadron aerospace propulsion journeyman, de-ices the wing of a KC-46A Pegasus at McConnell Air Force Base, Kan., Feb. 28, 2019. Snow had to be removed from the aircraft before it could be cleared to fly its first local sortie since the Air Force accepted the new weapon system Jan. 25, 2019. (U.S. Air Force photo by Staff. Sgt. David Bernal Del Agua)