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  • The base Honor Guard presents the colors during the 344th Air Refueling Squadron change of command ceremony May 27, 2020, at McConnell Air Force Base, Kansas. The 344th ARS is first unit in the Air Force to operate the KC-46A Pegasus, the latest generation of air refueling aircraft. (U.S. Air Force photo by Staff Sgt. Chris Thornbury)

    344th ARS Change of Command Ceremony

    The base Honor Guard presents the colors during the 344th Air Refueling Squadron change of command ceremony May 27, 2020, at McConnell Air Force Base, Kansas. The 344th ARS is first unit in the Air Force to operate the KC-46A Pegasus, the latest generation of air refueling aircraft. (U.S. Air Force photo by Staff Sgt. Chris Thornbury)
  • Maj. Derek St. John, 22nd Operations Group deputy chief of standards and evaluations, preforms pre-flight checks Feb. 14, 2019, at McConnell Air Force Base, Kan. The KC-46 has multiple refueling capabilities and can provide aerial refueling support multiple rotary and fix wing aircraft. (U.S. Air Force photo by Airman 1st Class Alexi Myrick)

    A day in the life: KC-46 aircrew familiarization

    While still getting familiar with the KC-46A Pegasus and the new capabilities with it, there are many unknowns for the aircrew. The Air Force has implemented a four-stage approach for integrating the KC-46 to help with this. First is the familiarization phase, next initial operations test and evaluations will be completed, then initial operational capability, before the aircrew is considered to be in the fourth phase of full operational capability.
  • Loadmasters from Travis Air Force Base, Calif., prepare a C-5M Super Galaxy for loading July 26, 2017, on the runway at McConnell Air Force Base, Kan. The plane transported cargo for exercise Mobility Guardian 2017, which gave future KC-46A Pegasus boom operators the opportunity to see another airlift platform before they attend KC-46 cargo training. (U.S. Air Force Photo/2nd Lt. Daniel de La Fe)

    Boom operators master cargo loading

    Future KC-46A Pegasus boom operators here experienced firsthand a different type of cargo loading when a C-5M Super Galaxy landed on McConnell’s runway July 26, to transport cargo for Mobility Guardian 2017, Air Mobility Command’s largest mobility exercise of the year.McConnell will receive the first KC-46, which is a next generation multirole

  • KC-46 aircrew training nearing completion

    This summer, the 344th Air Refueling Squadron, the Air Force's first active-duty KC-46A Pegasus operational flying squadron, will soon be ready for Initial Operations Test and Evaluation.                                                                                  The squadron wasn’t officially converted to a KC-46 squadron until April 1, but
  • Lt. Col. Josh Zaker, 64th Air Refueling Squadron commander speaks to 22nd Air Refueling Wing leadership Oct. 20, 2016, at McConnell Air Force Base, Kan. Zaker visited McConnell to learn about how the base is preparing to receive the KC-46A Pegasus so he could apply the practices at his home unit of Pease Air National Guard Base, N.H. (U.S. Air Force photo/Senior Airman Trevor Rhynes)

    McConnell, Pease Airmen prepare for KC-46 arrival

    Members of the 157th Air Refueling Group and 64th Air Refueling Squadron toured McConnell Air Force Base, Kansas, Oct. 17 - 20.Airmen from Pease Air National Guard Base, New Hampshire, got an overview of how Team McConnell is preparing for the arrival of the KC-46A Pegasus. The visit gave members of Pease an understanding of what it takes to
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