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Lt. Col. Eric Rivero, 349th Air Refueling Squadron operations officer, flies toward another KC-135 Stratotanker during a Receiver/Tanker training flight July 13, 2016, McConnell Air Force Base, Kan. Real-world training flights enable Team McConnell pilots to gain hands-on experience for R/T missions a simulator simply can’t provide. (U.S. Air Force photo by Senior Airman Preston Webb)


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Lt. Col. Eric Rivero, 349th Air Refueling Squadron operations officer, flies toward another KC-135 Stratotanker during a Receiver/Tanker training flight July 13, 2016, McConnell Air Force Base, Kan. Real-world training flights enable Team McConnell pilots to gain hands-on experience for R/T missions a simulator simply can’t provide. (U.S. Air Force photo by Senior Airman Preston Webb)

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Col. Phil Heseltine, 931st Air Refueling Wing commander, and Chief Master Sgt. Takesha Williams, 931st ARW command chief and 507th Air Refueling Wing budget analyst, serve lunch to Team McConnell Airmen June 1, 2019, in the Chisholm Trail Dining Facility on McConnell Air Force Base, Kan.
Airmen from Team McConnell participated in the Sundown Parade to help kick off Wichita's 2019 Riverfest celebration, May 31, 2019, Wichita, Kan.
Airmen from Team McConnell participated in the Sundown Parade to help kick off Wichita's 2019 Riverfest celebration, May 31, 2019, Wichita, Kan.
Members of Team McConnell pose with Lt. Gen. Richard Scobee, Chief of the Air Force Reserve and Air Force Reserve Command commander, in front of a newly delivered KC-46A Pegasus May 17, 2019, at McConnell Air Force Base, Kan. This is the sixth KC-46 to be delivered to McConnell.
Lt. Gen. Richard Scobee, Chief of the Air Force Reserve and Air Force Reserve Command commander, arrives at McConnell after delivering the sixth KC-46A Pegasus May 17, 2019, at McConnell Air Force Base, Kan. This was Scobee's first visit to McConnell.
Members of a Team McConnell aircrew pose with Lt. Gen. Richard Scobee, Chief of the Air Force Reserve and Air Force Reserve Command commander, in front of a newly delivered KC-46A Pegasus May 17, 2019, at McConnell Air Force Base, Kan. Scobee was presented with a ceremonial key as part of the event. This is the sixth KC-46 to be delivered to McConnell.
A KC-46A Pegasus taxis on the flightline May 17, 2019, at McConnell Air Force Base, Kan. This is the sixth KC-46 to be delivered to McConnell. The aircraft will provide aerial refueling to Air Force, joint and partner nation aircraft. McConnell is expected to receive 18 tankers in the first round of deliveries and will end up with a fleet of 36.
Lt. Gen. Richard Scobee, Chief of the Air Force Reserve and Air Force Reserve Command commander, steps off the sixth KC-46A Pegasus delivered here May 17, 2019, at McConnell Air Force Base, Kan. During the an official ceremony for the event, Scobee remarked on the importance of McConnell’s role in the future of air refueling
Col. Phil Heseltine, 931st Air Refueling Wing commander, hands the guidon to Lt. Col. Eric Rivero, the incoming 905th Air Refueling Squadron commander, during an official ceremony, May 4, 2019, McConnell Air Force Base, Kan. Previously, the 905 ARS was the first Air Force flying unit to be assigned to Grand Forks Air Force Base, N.D, and it received its first KC-135 Stratotanker in 1960. The unit stayed at Grand Forks until it was deactivated in 2010.
Col. Phil Heseltine, 931st Air Refueling Wing commander, speaks to an audience attending the 905th Air Refueling Squadron Reactivation and Assumption of Command Ceremony, May 4, 2019, McConnell Air Force Base, Kan. This is one of the first squadrons in the Air Force dedicated to the KC-46A Pegasus. The 905 ARS has roots dating back to World War II.
Col. Phil Heseltine, 931st Air Refueling Wing commander, and Lt. Col. Eric Rivero, the incoming 905th Air Refueling Squadron commander, unfurl the 905 ARS guidon during an official ceremony, May 4, 2019, McConnell Air Force Base, Kan. This is one of the first squadrons in the Air Force dedicated to the KC-46A Pegasus.
(Left to right) Col. Phil Heseltine, 931st Air Refueling Wing commander, Lt. Col. Eric Rivero, the incoming 905th Air Refueling Squadron commander, and retired Col. Noel Bradford, the previous commander of the 905 ARS, unfurl the 905 ARS guidon during an official ceremony, May 4, 2019, McConnell Air Force Base, Kan. The 905 ARS was the first Air Force flying unit to be assigned to Grand Forks, and it received its first KC-135 Stratotanker in 1960. The unit stayed at Grand Forks Air Force Base, N.D., until it was deactivated in 2010.