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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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KC-46A Pegasus Completes Its First Aeromedical Evacuation Mission

Master Sgt. Jaclyn Klimaski, Air Mobility Command aeromedical evacuation technician assigned to Air Mobility Command Headquarters at Scott Air Force Base, Illinois searches for equipment in an inflight kit July 10, 2020, at Joint Base Andrews, Maryland. In support of this Initial Operational Test and Evaluation, the Total Force AE crew qualified on the KC-46A Pegasus using a syllabus that included numerous patient scenarios and configurations to guide the execution of the training. (U.S. Air Force photo by Airman 1st Class Nilsa Garcia)

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KC-46A Pegasus Completes Its First Aeromedical Evacuation Mission

Airmen offload a non-ambulatory patient on a litter July 10, 2020, at Patrick Air Force Base, Florida. Aeromedical evacuation plays a significant role in the nation’s globality capabilities, as it provides time sensitive and mission critical patient care during transport to medical facilities. (U.S. Air Force photo by Airman 1st Class Nilsa Garcia)

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KC-46A Pegasus Completes Its First Aeromedical Evacuation Mission

Airmen from the 45th Operational Medical Readiness Squadron, offload a patient July 10, 2020, at Patrick Air Force Base, Florida. The patients had recently returned from overseas to their home stations for follow-on care. (U.S. Air Force photo Airmen 1st Class Nilsa Garcia)

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KC-46A Pegasus Completes Its First Aeromedical Evacuation Mission

Tech. Sgt. Leah Oakleaf, 931st Aircraft Maintenance Squadron crew chief assigned to McConnell Air Force Base, Kansas reviews her technical order for configuration plans of the fuselage cargo palette locks July 11, 2020 at Travis Air Force Base, California. Rapid response from vendors to create quality replacement for parts such as cargo locks and outlets played a key role in resolving deficiencies that previously withheld the KC-46A Pegasus from operating as an aeromedical evacuation aircraft. (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 KC-46A Pegasus assigned to McConnell Air Force Base, Kansas sits on the flightline July 11, 2020 at Travis Air Force Base, California. After six flights and 17 hours of total flying time, the successful aeromedical evacuation mission marked a key milestone in the progress of the KC-46 Initial Operational Test and Evaluation. (U.S. Air Force photo by Airman 1st Class Nilsa Garcia)

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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 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 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 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 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 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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