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The KC-46A program's first test aircraft, EMD-1, conducts tests of aircraft acceleration and vibration exposure while flying in receiver formation at various speeds and altitudes behind the KC-135 Stratotanker. (U.S. Navy photo/Petty Officer 1st Class Christopher Okula)


KC-135 crews support KC-46A testing missions

The KC-46A program's first test aircraft, EMD-1, conducts tests of aircraft acceleration and vibration exposure while flying in receiver formation at various speeds and altitudes behind the KC-135 Stratotanker. (U.S. Navy photo/Petty Officer 1st Class Christopher Okula)

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Petty Officer 1st Class Christopher Okula
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