FAIRFIELD-SUISUN, CALIFORNIA
An airman from McConnell Air Force Base, Kansas, conducts a post-flight check of a KC-46A Pegasus at Travis Air Force Base, Aug. 21, 2019. The first KC-46 is scheduled to arrive at Travis in 2023. (U.S. Air Force photo)
Pilot says KC-46 is ‘a dream to fly’
TRAVIS AIR FORCE BASE The last time Travis Air Force Base added a new type of aircraft to its fleet in August 2006, George W. Bush was president, Nelly Furtado had the No. 1 single and the first iPhone was 10 months away from hitting stores.
It’s safe to say things will be different in August 2023, when the first of its next batch of aircraft, the KC-46A Pegasus, is scheduled to arrive.
st Air Refueling Wing, the KC-46 Pegasus and the Wichita area first-hand.
Armed with what they learned, the recruiters assigned to the 352
nd Recruiting Squadron went back to work in a better position to help the 931
st meet its manning challenges.
“The visit from the 352nd recruiters marks just the beginning of our massive efforts to field the latest Air Force weapon system, the KC-46 Pegasus,” said Col. Phil Heseltine, 931st ARW commander. “With more than 300 vacancies, we could not meet our conversion demands without their support.”
The colonel said his entire team was extremely impressed by the support they received from the 352nd RCS.
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By Maj. Denise Hauser, 940 Air Refueling Wing / Published April 30, 2021
Civil Engineer Airmen assigned to the 940th Air Refueling Wing and 9th Reconnaissance Wing don their chemical warfare gear during Exercise Nexus Dawn at Beale Air Force Base, California, April 27. Nexus Dawn tested certain Air Force units to make sure they are trained, equipped and combat-ready to employ and sustain operations in degraded and contested environment. (U.S. Air Force photo by Maj. Denise Hauser)
Civil Engineer Specialists with the 940th Air Refueling Wing and 9th Reconnaissance Wing do a Post Attack Reconnaissance (PAR) sweep after a simulated attack during Exercise Nexus Dawn at Beale Air Force Base, California, April 27. Nexus Dawn tested certain Air Force units to make sure they are trained, equipped and combat-ready to employ and sustain operations in degraded and contested environment. (U.S. Air Force photo by Maj. Denise Hauser)
By Maj. Denise Hauser, 940 Air Refueling Wing / Published April 30, 2021
Civil Engineer Airmen assigned to the 940th Air Refueling Wing and 9th Reconnaissance Wing don their chemical warfare gear during Exercise Nexus Dawn at Beale Air Force Base, California, April 27. Nexus Dawn tested certain Air Force units to make sure they are trained, equipped and combat-ready to employ and sustain operations in degraded and contested environment. (U.S. Air Force photo by Maj. Denise Hauser)
Civil Engineer Specialists with the 940th Air Refueling Wing and 9th Reconnaissance Wing do a Post Attack Reconnaissance (PAR) sweep after a simulated attack during Exercise Nexus Dawn at Beale Air Force Base, California, April 27. Nexus Dawn tested certain Air Force units to make sure they are trained, equipped and combat-ready to employ and sustain operations in degraded and contested environment. (U.S. Air Force photo by Maj. Denise Hauser)