'Pickle Rick' Air Force Flight Call Sign in Mideast Pays Homage to 'Rick and Morty'
In this Jan. 5, 2021 photo from the U.S. Air Force, two KC-10 Extender crew chiefs board the aircraft at Al-Dhafra Air Base, United Arab Emirates. (U.S. Air Force/Staff Sgt. Trevor T. McBride, via AP)
3 May 2021
The Associated Press
DUBAI, United Arab Emirates — Someone in the U.S. Air Force apparently watches the cartoon “Rick and Morty.”
An Air Force KC-10 Extender that flew out of Al-Dhafra Air Base in the United Arab Emirates on Sunday used the call sign “PIKLRICK” on a mission that saw it fly east over the Gulf of Oman, according to flight-tracking data. The KC-10A is an aircraft that refuels warplanes in flight.