The Air Force on Sept. 1, 2024, will retire its fleet of KC-10A Extenders, aerial refuelers that can also transport troops or cargo, to make way for the KC-46A Pegasus.
US Air Force flight in Mideast uses call sign Pickle Rick
Someone in the US 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.PTI | Dubai | Updated: 02-05-2021 18:26 IST | Created: 02-05-2021 18:26 IST
Someone in the US 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. The call sign appears to be a nod to an episode in which one of the titular characters in the Cartoon Network show turns himself into a pickle to escape a family therapy session. In it, the t