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KC-46 Crew Chiefs, the Engineers of Tomorrow

Col. Anthony Puente, 982nd Training Group commander, presents Airman Antonio Acunaback, 22nd Maintenance Squadron crew chief, with a Certificate of Training during the Mission Ready Airmen program graduation Nov. 5, 2019, at McConnell Air Force Base, Kan. Four Airmen graduated from McConnell’s first Mission Ready Airmen program. (U.S. Air Force photo by Staff Sgt. Alexandria Brun)

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KC-46 Crew Chiefs, the Engineers of Tomorrow

Col. Anthony Puente, 982nd Training Group commander, presents Airman Ahstawn Wilson, 22nd Maintenance Squadron crew chief, with a Certificate of Training during the Mission Ready Airmen program graduation Nov. 5, 2019, at McConnell Air Force Base, Kan. The MRA program took 56 academic days to complete. (U.S. Air Force photo by Airman 1st Class Marc A. Garcia)

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KC-46 Delivery #20

The 22nd Air Refueling Wing’s newest KC-46A Pegasus lands, Dec. 20, 2019, at McConnell Air Force Base, Kan. This KC-46 is Team McConnell’s 20th delivery and it will join a fleet that will advance air refueling capabilities around the world. (U.S. Air Force photo by Airman 1st Class Alexi Bosarge)

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KC-46 Delivery #20

Maj. Gen. Randall A. Ogden, 4th Air Force commander, poses with aircrew that delivered McConnell’s 20th KC-46A Pegasus, Dec. 20, 2019, at McConnell Air Force Base, Kan. McConnell will have a fleet of 36 KC-46s to lead the future of aerial refueling. (U.S. Air Force photo by Airman 1st Class Alexi Bosarge)

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KC-46 Delivery #20

Staff Sgt. Ian Michaelson, 931st Aircraft Maintenance Squadron crew chief, hands Maj. Gen. Randall A. Ogden, 4th Air Force commander, the key of the aircraft, Dec. 20, 2019, at McConnell Air Force Base, Kan. The installation will be receiving 36 total KC-46A Pegasus aircraft. (U.S. Air Force photo by Airman 1st Class Alexi Bosarge)

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KC-46 expands PACAF aeromedical evacuation mission

Crew members of the 18th Aeromedical Evacuation Squadron load equipment during a training event at Joint Base Pearl Harbor-Hickam, Hawaii, Feb. 26, 2024. The team worked with several organizations to coordinate and set up specialized medical equipment that will be used to execute the first AE mission carried out on a KC-46 Pegasus in the Pacific Air Forces area of responsibility. (U.S. Air Force photo by Technical Sgt. Tarelle Walker)

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KC-46 first refuel of Navy Blue Angels

On July 1st 2020 the 931 ARW refueled the Navy’s Blue Angels for the first time with the KC-46.

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KC-46 first refuel of Navy Blue Angels

On July 1st 2020 the 931 ARW refueled the Navy’s Blue Angels for the first time with the KC-46.

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KC-46 Tiger Team: Keeping the Balance

Staff Sgt. Shae Biggs, 22nd Aircraft Maintenance Squadron crew chief, discusses how varying fuel densities affect the KC-46’s Automated Performance Tool (APT) Oct. 13, 2021, at McConnell Air Force Base, Kansas. The APT is a software aircrews and maintainers use to calculate aircraft balance. (U.S. Air Force photo by Staff Sgt. Nathan Eckert)

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KC-46 Tiger Team: Keeping the Balance

The KC-46 Tiger Team, comprised of Boeing engineers, aircrew and maintainers, discuss the results of a cargo exercise in the Fuselage Training Center (FUT) Oct. 12, 2021, at McConnell Air Force Base, Kansas. The FUT recreates the Pegasus’ interior so operators can gain realistic training while keeping actual aircraft free for real-world missions. (U.S. Air Force photo by Staff Sgt. Nathan Eckert)

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KC-46 Tiger Team: Keeping the Balance

Technical Sgt. Nick Gladly, 344th Air Refueling Squadron boom operator, walks Mr. Brett Williams, Boeing cargo stress analysis engineer, through the pre-flight cargo inspection process Oct. 12, 2021, at McConnell Air Force Base, Kansas. Cargo is systematically checked before flight to ensure it meets structural limits, preventing damage to the aircraft and its crew. (U.S. Air Force photo by Staff Sgt. Nathan Eckert)

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KC-46 Tiger Team: Keeping the Balance

Mr. Barry Teschlog, Boeing mass engineer, discusses mitigating shifts in aircraft balance during KC-46A refueling operations Oct. 14, 2021, at McConnell Air Force Base, Kansas. As the Pegasus offloads fuel to receiving aircraft, the fuel must be shifted internally to keep the aircraft steady and maintain the center of gravity. (U.S. Air Force photo by Staff Sgt. Nathan Eckert)

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KC-46 Tiger Team: Keeping the Balance

Members of the KC-46A Pegasus Tiger Team pose for a group photo Oct. 13, 2021, at McConnell Air Force Base, Kansas. The team consisted of KC-46 experts from Boeing and various operating bases. (U.S. Air Force photo by Staff Sgt. Nathan Eckert)

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KC-46 Tiger Team: Keeping the Balance

Senior Airman Royal Drinkard, 22nd Logistics Readiness Squadron fuels lab technician, collects and samples fuel to measure its density Oct. 13, 2021, at McConnell Air Force Base, Kansas. Standard aviation fuel regularly varies in density, which can affect the amount of cargo an aircraft can carry. (U.S. Air Force photo by Staff Sgt. Nathan Eckert)

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KC-46A Pegasus Completes Its First Aeromedical Evacuation Mission

Maj. Michael Murphy, 905th Air Refueling Squadron pilot, conducts a preflight check July 9, 2020, at McConnell Air Force Base, Kansas. Murphy was part of a seven-man aircrew team that participated in a total force initiative to test capabilities of aeromedical evacuation on the KC-46A Pegasus. The mission marked the first aeromedical evacuation of live patients to be carried out by the KC-46. (U.S. Air Force photo by Airman 1st Class Nilsa Garcia)

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KC-46A Pegasus Completes Its First Aeromedical Evacuation Mission

Lt. Col Jason Arndt, 133rd Airlift Wing flight nurse assigned to the Minnesota Air National Guard Base and Staff Sgt. Jeremy Gregory, 145th Airlift Wing aeromedical evacuation technician assigned to the North Carolina Air National Guard Base, carry a litter containing in-flight medical equipment July 10, 2020, at Joint Base Andrews, Maryland. The mission originated at Joint Base Andrews and transited a total of five patients and two attendees to Naval Station Norfolk, Virginia; Patrick AFB, Florida; and Travis AFB, California. (U.S. Air Force photo by Airman 1st Class Nilsa Garcia)

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KC-46A Pegasus Completes Its First Aeromedical Evacuation Mission

A litter containing in-flight medical equipment sits on a cargo-loader prior to being loaded onto a KC-46A Pegasus July 10, 2020, at Joint Base Andrews, Maryland. The total-force mission demonstrated the aircrafts versatility in conducting one of its three mission sets aerial refueling, airlift and aeromedical evacuation. (U.S. Air Force photo by Airman 1st Class Nilsa Garcia)

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KC-46A Pegasus Completes Its First Aeromedical Evacuation Mission

Litter stations stand assembled in the fuselage of a KC-46A Pegasus prior to patient arrival July 10, 2020, at Joint Base Andrews, Maryland. Prior to the mission, the aircraft was configured to support patient movement. A litter stanchion augmentation set container was secured on the aircraft to store the equipment required to build up to nine litter stations. (U.S. Air Force photo by Airman 1st Class Nilsa Garcia)

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KC-46A Pegasus Completes Its First Aeromedical Evacuation Mission

Senior Master Sgt. Aaron McLaughlin, 18th Air Refueling Squadron inflight refueler assigned to McConnell Air Force Base, Kansas places a cargo loader bridge plate prior to patient offload July 11, 2020, at Patrick Air Force Base, Florida. In preparation for the first operational aeromedical evacuation mission, three separate aeromedical evacuations were simulated to help determine the usability of medical equipment, capacity of patients and proper aircraft staging. (U.S. Air Force photo by Airman 1st Class Nilsa Garcia)

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KC-46A Pegasus Completes Its First Aeromedical Evacuation Mission

Maj. Reynel Garcia, chief of aeromedical operations and training assigned to Air Mobility Command Headquarters at Scott Air Force Base, Illinois, directs Airmen carrying a non-ambulatory patient into a KC-46A Pegasus July 10, 2020, at Joint Base Andrews, Maryland. Of the five patients transited, three patients were ambulatory and two required transport via litters. (U.S. Air Force photo by Airman 1st Class Nilsa Garcia)

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