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  • Senior Master Sgt. Samuel Rock, an Air Force Reserve volunteer from Seymour Johnson Air Force Base, N.C., works with Senior Airman Quilan Johansen, of the 412th Aircraft Maintenance Squadron, on an F-16 Fighting Falcon radar waveguide pressurization. Reservists are augmenting F-16 support for KC-46 Pegasus testing at Edwards Air Force Base, Calif. (U.S. Air force photo/Kenji Thuloweit)

    Total force integration significant in KC-46 support

    When the Air Force and Boeing launched the KC-46 Pegasus program, the 412th Test Wing was tagged as one of the prime players in testing and validation of the aircraft. To help with this, the wing is now relying on support from the Air National Guard and the Air Force Reserve.

  • KC-46s set to arrive at first basing locations by late 2017

    KC-46 Pegasus aircraft are now expected to arrive at their first basing locations by late summer or early fall 2017.

  • Total force effort trains future KC-46 pilots

    A group of total force Airmen has been selected to participate in the initial operational test and evaluation of the KC-46 Pegasus as the Air Force prepares for the tanker’s arrival to McConnell Air Force Base, Kansas.
  • 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

    Sixty-year-old KC-135 Stratotankers from McConnell Air Force Base recently supported the new KC-46A Pegasus testing and evaluation missions in Washington.
  • The KC-46A Pegasus performs its first-ever aerial refueling Jan. 24, 2016, passing 1,600 pounds of fuel to an F-16 Fighting Falcon. (Boeing photo/Paul Weatherman)

    KC-46 team wins DOD environmental award

    The KC-46A Pegasus program’s Environment, Safety and Occupational Health team was named the Defense Department’s top large program in environmental excellence in weapon system acquisition April 22.

  • AMC relocates KC-135 simulator

    Air Mobility Command will relocate a KC-135 Stratotanker pilot simulator from McConnell Air Force Base, Kansas, to Rickenbacker Air National Guard Base, Ohio, in an effort to maximize simulator utilization across the mobility enterprise.
  • Lt. Col. John Mikal, a KC-46A Pegasus test pilot, is part of the team that’s putting the tanker through a series of critical pre-production tests at Edwards Air Force Base, Calif. (Courtesy photo)

    Putting the Pegasus through its paces

    As the Air Force gets ready for the arrival of its newest aerial refueling and strategic military transport aircraft, a diverse group of Airmen is working hard to make sure the KC-46A Pegasus is ready to meet the service’s needs. Lt. Col. John Mikal is one of them.
  • A KC-46A Pegasus refuels an F/A-18 Hornet with its hose and drogue system. (Boeing photo/John Parker)

    KC-46 refuels fighter jet with hose, drogue system for first time

    An Air Force and Boeing aircrew aboard a KC-46A Pegasus successfully refueled an F/A-18 Hornet fighter jet in flight Feb. 10, marking the program’s first using the tanker’s hose and drogue system.
  • Rick Hammock, the 97th Maintenance Squadron aerospace ground equipment work leader, examines a mobile power generator for the KC-46A Pegasus with Staff Sgt. Detreck Ortiz (middle), a 22nd MXS aerospace ground equipment journeyman, and Staff Sgt. Allan Shurtz, a 931st MXS aerospace ground equipment journeyman, Oct. 27, 2015, at McConnell Air Force Base, Kan. Personnel from the three maintenance squadrons are working with the 22nd Logistics Readiness Squadron as maintenance equipment is shipped to McConnell in preparation of the arrival of the KC-46. (U.S. Air Force photo/Senior Airman Victor J. Caputo)

    KC-46A equipment processing begins at McConnell

    Another step toward the KC-46A Pegasus flying over Kansas started late October as 22nd Logistics Readiness Squadron Airmen began paving an innovative path through the maintenance equipment review process.
  • The KC-46 program's first test aircraft, a Boeing 767-2C (EMD-1), departed from its home at Boeing Field in Seattle and touched down at Edwards Air Force Base, Calif., for the first time Oct. 15, 2015. (U.S. Air Force photo/Ethan Wagner)

    KC-46 test aircraft touches down at Edwards

    The KC-46 program's first test aircraft, a Boeing 767-2C (EMD-1), departed from its home at Boeing Field in Seattle and touched down at Edwards Air Force Base for the first time for testing Oct. 15.
  • The KC-46A Pegasus deploys the centerline boom for the first time Oct. 9, 2015. The boom is the fastest way to refuel aircraft at 1,200 gallons per minute. (Boeing photo/John D. Parker)

    Pegasus drogue, hose, boom systems deployed

    The KC-46A Pegasus notched another success this week when the systems at the heart of aerial refueling were demonstrated on EMD-2 with the deployment of both drogue systems and the boom.
  • Maj. Gen. John F. Thompson talks to attendees about the KC-46 program status updates during the 2014 Air Force Association's Air & Space Conference and Technology Exposition Sept. 16, 2014, in Washington D.C. Thompson is the Air Force program executive officer for tankers, Wright-Patterson Air Force Base, Ohio. The KC-46A Pegasus is intended to replace the Air Force's aging fleet of KC-135 Stratotankers and provide vital air refueling capability for the United States Air Force. (U.S. Air Force photo/Staff Sgt. Anthony Nelson Jr)

    Air Force leadership confident in KC-46 program

    The Air Force program executive officer for tankers briefed Air Force and industry leaders on the KC-46A Pegasus’s production progress and acquisition timeline at the Air Force Association’s Air & Space Conference and Technology Exposition here Sept. 16.
  • Maj. Gen. John F. Thompson discusses the KC-46 tanker program at the Air Force Association’s 2013 Air & Space Technology Exposition Sept. 17, 2013, in Washington, D.C. During his speech, Thompson outlined continued progress in the tanker's design and acquisition timeline. Thompson is the Air Force program executive officer for tankers. (U.S. Air Force photo/Andy Morataya)

    KC-46 progress hinges on requirements, funding stability

    An Air Force official here Sept. 17 announced production and high-priority upgrade plans to refresh its fleet of KC-135 Stratotankers.

  • KC-46 tanker 'on cost, on schedule,' acting SecAF says

    The Air Force's KC-46 air refueling tanker project is "on cost and on schedule," Acting Air Force Secretary Eric Fanning said here Sept. 9.
  • Maj. Gen. Ken Merchant, director, Global Reach Programs, Office of the Assistant Secretary of the Air Force for Acquisition, Headquarters U.S. Air Force, Washington, D.C, pilots the KC-46 refueling tanker flight simulator Sept. 4, 2013, outside of the Pentagon. Merchant said his flight on the simulator reaffirmed his belief in the importance of new tanker.

    New tanker design finalized ahead of schedule

    The Air Force officially closed the KC-46 Weapon System Critical Design Review (CDR) on August 21, one month ahead of the Sept. 24 contractual date.
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