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McConnell EXPLODEO practices deployment, mission generation

Senior Airman Gabriella Martinez, 350th Air Refueling Squadron boom operator, sits in the boom pod of a KC-135 Stratotanker during EXPLODEO Feb. 26, 2024, over the Midwestern United States. EXPLODEO was a McConnell exercise that tested the 22nd and 931st Air Refueling Wings’ ability to rapidly deploy and employ into a theater. (U.S. Air Force photo by Airman 1st Class Gavin Hameed)

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McConnell EXPLODEO practices deployment, mission generation

A KC-135 Stratotanker assigned to McConnell Air Force Base, Kanas, refuels an F-35 Lightning II assigned to Hill Air Force Base, Utah, during EXPLODEO Feb. 27, 2024, over the Rocky Mountains in the Western United States. EXPLODEO was a McConnell exercise that tested the 22nd and 931st Air Refueling Wings’ ability to rapidly deploy and employ into a theater. (U.S. Air Force photo by Airman 1st Class Gavin Hameed)

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McConnell EXPLODEO practices deployment, mission generation

Tech. Sgt. Rod Harris, 22nd Aircraft Maintenance Squadron crew chief, conducts a wet wing defuel on a KC-135 Stratotanker during EXPLODEO Feb. 26, 2024, at Grand Forks Air Force Base, North Dakota. EXPLODEO was a McConnell Air Force Base, Kansas, exercise that tested the 22nd and 931st Air Refueling Wings’ ability to rapidly deploy and employ into a theater. (U.S. Air Force photo by Airman 1st Class Gavin Hameed)

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McConnell EXPLODEO practices deployment, mission generation

Maintenance Airmen assigned to McConnell Air Force Base, Kansas, wind up a fuels hose after refueling a KC-46 Pegasus during EXPLODEO Feb. 28, 2024, at Joint Base Lewis-McChord, Washington. EXPLODEO was a McConnell Air Force Base, Kansas, exercise that tested the 22nd and 931st Air Refueling Wings’ ability to rapidly deploy and employ into a theater. (U.S. Air Force photo by Airman 1st Class Gavin Hameed)

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McConnell EXPLODEO practices deployment, mission generation

Tech Sgt. Patrick David, left, 722nd Aircraft Maintenance Squadron aircraft hydraulics craftsman, and Tech. Sgt. Rod Harris, 22nd AMXS crew chief, stand on the flightline during EXPLODEO Feb. 28, 2024, at Joint Base Lewis-McChord, Washington. EXPLODEO was a McConnell Air Force Base, Kansas, exercise that tested the 22nd and 931st Air Refueling Wings’ ability to rapidly deploy and employ into a theater. (U.S. Air Force photo by Airman 1st Class Gavin Hameed)

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McConnell EXPLODEO practices deployment, mission generation

Capt. Tyler Smisek, left, and Capt. Drake Emlong, both 350th Air Refueling Squadron pilots, conduct pre-flight checks during EXPLODEO Feb. 27, 2024, at Joint Base Lewis-McChord, Washington. EXPLODEO was a McConnell Air Force Base, Kansas, exercise that tested the 22nd and 931st Air Refueling Wings’ ability to rapidly deploy and employ into a theater. (U.S. Air Force photo by Airman 1st Class Gavin Hameed)

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McConnell EXPLODEO practices deployment, mission generation

Air crew assigned the 344th Air Refueling Squadron load cargo onto a KC-135 Stratotanker during EXPLODEO Feb. 26, 2024, at Grand Forks Air Force Base, North Dakota. EXPLODEO was a McConnell Air Force Base, Kansas, exercise that tested the 22nd and 931st Air Refueling Wings’ ability to rapidly deploy and employ into a theater. (U.S. Air Force photo by Airman 1st Class Gavin Hameed)

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McConnell EXPLODEO practices deployment, mission generation

Lt. Col. Kristen Smith, McConnell EXPLODEO lead planner, conducts a mission brief during EXPLODEO Feb. 27, 2024, at Joint Base Lewis-McChord, Washington. EXPLODEO was a McConnell Air Force Base, Kansas, exercise that tested the 22nd and 931st Air Refueling Wings’ ability to rapidly deploy and employ into a theater. (U.S. Air Force photo by Airman 1st Class Gavin Hameed)

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McConnell EXPLODEO practices deployment, mission generation

Maj. Kyle Baker, 22nd Operations Support Squadron chief of tactics, pilots a KC-135 Stratotanker during EXPLODEO Feb. 28, 2024, over Kansas. EXPLODEO was a McConnell Air Force Base, Kansas, exercise that tested the 22nd and 931st Air Refueling Wings’ ability to rapidly deploy and employ into a theater. (U.S. Air Force photo by Airman 1st Class Gavin Hameed)

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McConnell EXPLODEO practices deployment, mission generation

A KC-135 Stratotanker assigned to McConnell Air Force Base, Kansas, flies next to two F-35 Lightning II’s assigned to Hill Air Force Base, Utah, during EXPLODEO Feb. 27, 2024, over the Rocky Mountains in the Western United States. EXPLODEO was a McConnell exercise that tested the 22nd and 931st Air Refueling Wings’ ability to rapidly deploy and employ into a theater. (U.S. Air Force photo by Airman 1st Class Gavin Hameed)

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McConnell hosts second KC-46 Weapons Systems Council

Colonel Nate Vogel, 22nd Air Refueling Wing commander, greets the KC-46 Weapons Systems Council Oct. 18, 2022, at McConnell Air Force Base, Kansas. McConnell hosted members from Air Mobility Command headquarters along with five other wings from across the Total Force. (U.S. Air Force photo by Airman 1st Class Brenden Beezley)

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McConnell hosts second KC-46 Weapons Systems Council

Major Mark Hankes, 344th Air Refueling Squadron director of operations, briefs the KC-46 Weapons Council on Air Mobility Command’s Employment Concept Exercise 22-06 Oct. 18, 2022, at McConnell Air Force Base, Kansas. ECE 22-06 was held at Yokota Air Base, Japan, from June 6-12, 2022 and more than 100 Airmen and four Total Force KC-46A Pegasus aircraft worked together to learn how to effectively leverage the KC-46. (U.S. Air Force photo by Airman 1st Class Brenden Beezley)

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McConnell hosts second KC-46 Weapons Systems Council

Major Luke Williams, 2nd Air Refueling Squadron pilot, Airman 1st Class Austin Cowin, 2nd ARS boom operator and Maj. Jonathan Avera, 344th ARS pilot, fly as part of a mixed crew on a KC-46A Pegasus to improve cohesion and training Oct. 19, 2022, at McConnell Air Force Base, Kansas. The Weapons Systems Council event was the result of months of coordination and planning by the 344th Air Refueling Squadron, to further advance the Air Force’s newest multi-role aircraft. (U.S. Air Force photo by Senior Airman Class Zachary Willis)

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McConnell hosts second KC-46 Weapons Systems Council

A mixed crew from McConnell Air Force Base, Kansas, and Joint Base McGuire-Dix-Lakehurst, N.J., exit a KC-46A Pegasus after flying a training mission Oct. 19, 2022, at McConnell AFB. Aircrews from McConnell AFB, Altus AFB, Oklahoma, and Pease Air National Guard Base, N.H., combined their efforts to plan a Weapons System Council to execute training. (U.S. Air Force photo by Senior Airman Zachary Willis)

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McConnell keeps Thunderbirds on 'track'

(Left to right) Capt. Brian Doom and Maj. Michael Murphy, 18th Air Refueling Squadron pilots, fly a KC-135 Stratotanker assigned to McConnell Air Force Base, Kan., to provide air refueling support for the Thunderbirds, June 4, 2015. The KC-135 aircrew, all Air Force Reservists from the 931st Air Refueling Group, provided several air refueling missions for the Thunderbirds during the past week. (U.S. Air Force photo by Tech. Sgt. Abigail Klein)

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McConnell keeps Thunderbirds on 'track'

Tech. Sgt. John Bui, 18th Air Refueling Squadron boom operator, prepares to refuel the U.S. Air Force Thunderbirds Air Demonstration Squadron, June 4, 2015. During the flight, Bui performed fourteen air refueling contacts for the squadron, which was on their way to the Heart of Texas Airshow in Waco, Texas, June 6-7. (U.S. Air Force photo by Tech. Sgt. Abigail Klein)

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McConnell keeps Thunderbirds on 'track'

Maj. Jason Curtis, lead solo pilot for the U.S. Air Force Air Demonstration Squadron, rejoins his team after receiving an air refueling from KC-135 Stratotanker assigned to McConnell Air Force Base, Kan., June 4, 2015. The KC-135 aircrew, all Air Force Reservists from the 931st Air Refueling Group, provided several air refueling missions for the Thunderbirds during the past week. (U.S. Air Force photo by Tech. Sgt. Abigail Klein)

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McConnell keeps Thunderbirds on 'track'

A member of the U.S. Air Force Thunderbirds Air Demonstration Squadron, flies a F-16 Fighting Falcons back into formation after an air refueling from a KC-135 Stratotanker assigned to McConnell Air Force Base, Kan., June 4, 2015. The KC-135 provided cross-country air refueling support for the Thunderbirds. The KC-135 aircrew, all Air Force Reservists from the 931st Air Refueling Group, performed fourteen air refueling contacts during the mission. The squadron was on their way to the Heart of Texas Airshow in Waco, Texas, June 6-7. The squadron performs approximately 75 demonstrations each year and has never canceled a demonstration due to maintenance difficulty. More than 300 million people in all 50 states and 58 foreign countries have seen the red, white and blue jets in more than 4,000 aerial demonstrations. (U.S. Air Force photo by Tech. Sgt. Abigail Klein)

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McConnell keeps Thunderbirds on 'track'

An F-16 Fighting Falcon aircraft piloted by Maj. Tyler Ellison, the operations officer for the U.S. Air Force Thunderbirds Air Demonstration Squadron, approaches the boom of a KC-135 Stratotanker assigned to McConnell Air Force Base, Kan., June 4, 2015. The KC-135 provided cross-country air refueling support for the Thunderbirds. The KC-135 aircrew, all Air Force Reservists from the 931st Air Refueling Group, performed fourteen air refueling contacts during the mission. (U.S. Air Force photo by Tech. Sgt. Abigail Klein)

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McConnell keeps Thunderbirds on 'track'

Capt. Alex Goldfein, the right wing pilot for the U.S. Air Force Thunderbirds Air Demonstration Squadron, approaches the boom of a KC-135 Stratotanker assigned to McConnell Air Force Base, Kan., June 4, 2015. The KC-135 provided cross-country air refueling support for the Thunderbirds. The KC-135 aircrew, all Air Force Reservists from the 931st Air Refueling Group, performed fourteen air refueling contacts during the mission. (U.S. Air Force photo by Tech. Sgt. Abigail Klein)

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