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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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KC-46A performs first operationally-tasked combat refueling sortie

U.S. Air Force Tech. Sgt. Tommy James, 22nd Maintenance Squadron repair and restoration craftsman, uses a laptop during a preflight inspection Aug. 30, 2022, at Al Udeid Air Base, Qatar. Prior to the launch of an aircraft, maintenance personnel perform inspections on various parts of the aircraft to ensure the aircraft is ready for use. Airmen and KC-46 Pegasuses from McConnell Air Force Base, Kansas, are conducting Air Mobility Command’s Employment Concept Exercise 22-08 to evaluate the aircraft 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

U.S. Air Force Senior Airman Abigail Sherbondy, 931st Maintenance Squadron crew chief, guides a fuel truck Aug. 30, 2022, at Al Udeid Air Base, Qatar. Airmen from McConnell Air Force Base, Kansas, were participating in Air Mobility Command’s multi-week Employment Concept Exercise and worked in conjunction with Airmen from the 379th Air Expeditionary Wing at AUAB. (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, demonstrates the KC-46A Pegasus’ boom station procedures to U.S. Air Force Col. Dennis Cummings, 379th Air Expeditionary Wing deputy commander, Sept. 3, 2022, in the U.S. Central Command area of responsibility. Cummings flew with a McConnell Air Force Base, Kansas, KC-46A during Air Mobility Command’s multi-week Employment Concept Exercise 22-08 at Al Udeid Air Base, Qatar. (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 Capt. Abbie Wendelken, 344th Air Refueling Squadron mission pilot, pilots a KC-46A Pegasus Sept. 3, 2022, in the Air Force Central Command area of responsibility. Wendelken was participating in Air Mobility Command’s multi-week Employment Concept Exercise 22-08 at Al Udeid Air Base, Qatar. (U.S. Air Force photo by Airman 1st Class Brenden Beezley)

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Keeping connected at the ORI

Senior Master Sgt. Sean Martin receives word that his unit's readiness inspection has ended. Now a chief master sergeant, he participated in the inspection while stationed in North Carolina before he was named the new command chief of the 931st Air Refueling Group. (U.S. Air Force photo/Staff Sgt. Scott Mathews)

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Keeping it level

Senior Airman Robert James, 931st Civil Engineer Squadron, uses a bubble level to ensure a newly installed floor tile is level in Building 1218 at McConnell Air Force Base, Kan., July 11, 2014. James and several other members of the 931 CES spent the July Unit Training Assembly installing new floor tiles in the building as part of a renovation project conducted by Civil Engineer Airmen from both the active-duty 22nd Air Refueling Wing and the Air Force Reserve 931st Air Refueling Group. ). 931 CES Airmen consistently work together with their active duty counterparts from the 22nd Air Refueling Wing to repair and improve the facilities of McConnell Air Force Base. (U.S. Air Force photos by Capt. Zach Anderson)

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Keeping on schedule

Master Sgt. Warren "Bear" Bearup, a refueling boom operator and long-range scheduler assigned to the 931st Air Refueling Group, McConnell Air Force Base, Kan., works on building an air refueling mission in the 931st scheduling office, July 20, 2012. Bearup and other schedulers work to build flying missions, coordinate with other units for the air refueling of receiver aircraft, and ensure the timing of missions works out right. (U.S. Air Force photo by 1st Lt. Zach Anderson)

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Keeping Record in Iraq

Al Faw Palace was Saddam Hussein's home in Baghdad. Staff Sgt. Scott Gaitley, 931st Air Refueling Group historian, took this photo while visiting the palace during his current deployment in support of Operation Iraqi Freedom. The interior of the palace is "quite beautiful," Sergeant Gaitley said. (Courtesy photo)

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