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Joint maintenance teams practice first KC-46 CDDAR exercise

A sling attached to a spreader bar hovers over a KC-46A Pegasus as part of a Crashed, Damaged or Disabled Aircraft Recovery exercise Sept. 17, 2020, at McConnell Air Force Base, Kansas. The week-long exercise included 15 Airmen from the 22nd and 931st Maintenance Squadrons. This was the first time this type of training was performed with the KC-46. (U.S. Air Force photo by Tech. Sgt. Abigail Klein)

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Joint maintenance teams practice first KC-46 CDDAR exercise

Senior Master Sgt. Gregory Mitchell, 931st Maintenance Squadron Repair and Reclamation Section chief, directs a “cherry picker” crane as part of a KC-46 Pegasus Crashed, Damaged or Disabled Aircraft Recovery exercise Sept. 17, 2020, at McConnell Air Force Base, Kansas. This was the first time a CDDAR was performed with the KC-46. (U.S. Air Force photo by Tech. Sgt. Abigail Klein)

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Joint maintenance teams practice first KC-46 CDDAR exercise

Tech. Sgt. Kyle Kozik, 931st Mainteance Squadron KC-135 Stratotanker Repair and Reclamation craftsman, operates a crane to simulate a nose lift on a KC-46 Pegasus Sept. 17, 2020, at McConnell Air Force Base, Kansas. The exercise took place at Hangar 1126, and included a simulation of a collapsed nose landing gear of a KC-46 aircraft for the joint Crashed, Damaged or Disabled Aircraft Recovery, or CDDAR, program. (U.S. Air Force photo by Tech. Sgt. Abigail Klein)

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Joint maintenance teams practice first KC-46 CDDAR exercise

Tech. Sgt. Tommy James, 22nd Maintenance Squadron KC-46A Pegasus Repair and Reclamation craftsman, and Crashed, Damaged or Disabled Aircraft Recovery NCOIC, checks the lift bag for proper inflation and stability Sept. 17, 2020, at McConnell Air Force Base, Kansas. The training was part of a week-long CDDAR exercise that involved 15 members from the 22nd and 931st Maintenance Squadrons. The lifting bags are placed on top of a makeshift platfrom of railroad ties and plywood sheets, and under the wing of damaged aircraft secure it prior to beginning maintenance repairs. (U.S. Air Force photo by Tech. Sgt. Abigail Klein)

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McConnell Reservists partipate in ORE

An Airman from the 931st Security Forces Squadron dons Mission Oriented Protective Posture Gear during a simulated chemical attack Sept. 12, 2020, at McConnell Air Force Base, Kans. The event was part of three-day 931st Air Refueling Wing Operational Readiness exercise that evaluated Airmen’s ability to carry out mission requirements and respond after a chemical attack. (U.S. Air Force photo by Tech. Sgt. Abigail Klein)

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McConnell Reservists partipate in ORE

Master Sgt. Stacey Botzet, 931st Civil Engineer Squadron program manager, throws a ground burst simulator as part of a three-day 931st Air Refueling Wing operational readiness exercise Sept. 12, 2020, at McConnell Air Force Base, Kan. The GBS’s were used to simulate smoke after an attack, to help evaluate 931st ARW’s Airmen’s ability to respond after an attack. (U.S. Air Force photo by Tech. Sgt. Abigail Klein)

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McConnell Reservists partipate in ORE

Master Sgt. Stacey Botzet, 931st Civil Engineer Squadron program manager, throws a ground burst simulator as part of a three-day 931st Air Refueling Wing operational readiness exercise Sept. 12, 2020, at McConnell Air Force Base, Kan. The GBS’s were to simulate smoke after an attack, to evaluate 931st ARW’s Airmen’s ability to respond after an explosives attack. (U.S. Air Force photo by Tech. Sgt. Abigail Klein)

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McConnell Reservists participate in ORE

Senior Airman Kimnece Redae, 931st Security Forces patrolman, holds a red M4 assault rifle replica as she scans the site of a simulated improvised explosive device, during a 931st Air Refueling Wing operational readiness exercise Sept. 11, 2010, at McConnell Air Force Base, Kansas. The three-day readiness exercise provides Airmen with the training they need in order to carry out mission requirements with efficiency and accuracy. (U.S. Air Force photo by Tech. Sgt. Abigail Klein)

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McConnell Reservists participate in ORE

A collection of M4 assault rifle replicas arranged by Airmen of the 931st Civil Engineer Squadron, sits nearby during a 931st Air Refueling Wing operational exercise Sept. 11, 2020, at McConnell Air Force Base, Kansas. The rubber ducks are in the shape of an M4 rifle, and are issued during operational readiness exercises to add realism to the training. (U.S. Air Force photo by Tech. Sgt. Abigail Klein)

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McConnell Reservists participate in ORE

Tech. Sgt. Orlando Wright (left), 931st Civil Engineer Squadron Power Pro craftsman, and Tech. Sgt. Khoa Nguyen (right), 931st CES Heating, Ventilation, and Air Conditioning craftsman, test set up a reverse osmosis water purification unit during a routine operational readiness exercise Sept. 11, 2020, at McConnell Air Force Base, Kansas. The three-day exercise included Airmen from all 931st Air Refueling Wing groups, and was meant to evaluate each unit’s operational readiness. (U.S. Air Force photo by Tech. Sgt. Abigail Klein)

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Jordan assumes command of 931st MXS

Col. Robert Thompson, 931st Maintenance Group commander (left), receives a salute from Lt. Col. Johnathan Jordan (right), signifying his assumption of command of the 931st Maintenance Squadron. Jordan was originally scheduled to take command of the 931st MXS a year ago, but took on a nine-month deployment to Iraq. (U.S. Air Force photo by Tech. Sgt. Abigail Klein)

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McConnell Reserve unit welcomes evacuated aircraft

A KC-46 Pegasus assigned to the Team McConnell lands after returning from Seymour Johnson Air Force Base, N.C., Aug. 1, 2020, at McConnell AFB, Kan. The aircraft was sent to Seymour Johnson to help train the Airmen of the 916th Air Refueling Wing, but returned to keep it safe during Hurricane Isaias. Relocating military aircraft is a measure performed prior to possible adverse weather conditions. (U.S. Air Force photo by Tech. Sgt. Abigail Klein)

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McConnell Reserve unit welcomes evacuated aircraft

A KC-46 Pegasus assigned to the 916th Air Refueling Wing at Seymour Johnson Air Force Base, N.C. lands Aug. 1, 2020, at McConnell Air Force Base, Kan. McConnell is holding the KC-46 during Hurricane Isaias. Relocating military aircraft is a measure performed prior to possible adverse weather conditions. The KC-46 is expected to return to Seymour Johnson once weather conditions improve. The 916 ARW received its first Pegasus in June 2020. (U.S. Air Force photo by Tech. Sgt. Abigail Klein)

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McConnell Reserve unit welcomes evacuated aircraft

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McConnell Reserve unit welcomes evacuated aircraft

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Stewart assumes command of 924 ARS

Lt. Col. Terry McGee, outgoing 924th Air Refueling Squadron commander, right, relinquishes command during a change of command ceremony Aug. 2, 2020, at McConnell Air Force Base, Kansas. McGee has been the commander of the 924 ARS since it was reactivated in 2017. The 924 ARS is one of the Reserve KC-46 Air Refueling Squadrons at Team McConnell. (U.S. Air Force photo by Tech. Sgt. Abigail Klein)

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Stewart assumes command of 924 ARS

command during a change of command ceremony Aug. 2, 2020, at McConnell Air Force Base, Kansas. The 924 ARS is one of the Reserve KC-46 Air Refueling Squadrons at Team McConnell. (U.S. Air Force photo by Tech. Sgt. Abigail Klein)

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931 ARW refuels Blue Angels for first time with KC-46

A KC-46 Pegasus assigned to the 931st Air Refueling Wing, McConnell Air Force Base, Kan., lines up to refuel an U.S. Navy Blue Angels F/A-18 Hornet, July 1, 2020 over South Dakota. This marks the first time the 931st ARW refueled the Blue Angels using a KC-46. The KC-46 represents the beginning of a new era in air-to-air refueling capability to support the U.S. Air Force, Navy and Marine Corps. The modernized fly-by-wire boom provides a larger air-refueling envelope than the KC-46’s predecessor, the KC-135 Stratotanker. In addition to the boom, the aircraft is capable of refueling through drogue and wing aerial fueling pods, or WARPs, to provide simultaneous multi-point air refueling. (U.S. Air Force photo by Maj. Andrea Morris)

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931 ARW refuels Blue Angels for first time with KC-46

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