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KC-46A refuels first international aircraft during Employment Capability Exercise Air Mobility Command Public Affairs MORÓN AIR BASE, Spain (AFNS) — In a major milestone for the KC-46A Pegasus program, the aircraft refueled Spanish EF-18 Hornets, known in Spain as C-15s, April 18, during its first Employment Concept Exercise, or ECE 22-03, at Morón Air Base. The mission marked the first international receiver for the KC-46A, paving the way for stronger interoperability with allies and partners. “The KC-46A, its aircrews, maintenance and support personnel performed magnificently over the last seven weeks in Spain,” said Gen. Mike Minihan, commander of Air Mobility Command. “They pushed hard to run the aircraft through its paces during the ECE, including supporting a bomber task force, refueling U.S. fighters over Eastern Europe, and completing the first-ever refueling of an international aircraft. AMC continues to drive toward increased refueling capability while working to overcome programmatic challenges.” According to Brig. Gen. Ryan Samuelson, Air Mobility Command’s KC-46A Cross Functional Team lead, the Interim Capability Release plan, of which the Employment Concept Exercise
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is a part, has significantly enhanced KC-46A operations over the past 10 months. “The Pegasus is now cleared to support nearly 85% of joint force receivers requesting air refueling from U.S. Transportation Command,” Samuelson said. “While the ICR brought on KC-46 mission capabilities, the ECE will now operationalize those capabilities across a spectrum of mission scenarios.” Air Mobility Command introduced the second phase of Interim Capability Release on March 10, when Minihan approved the employment of four KC-46As and approximately 220 active, National Guard and reserve airmen to Morón Air Base to conduct the first of a series of Employment Concept Exercises designed to enhance operational fielding and sustainment of the KC-46A. Throughout ECE 22-03, aircraft and personnel remained under Air Mobility Command authorities as they validated desired learning objectives and prepared to support theater operational missions as required. The KC-46A Interim Capability Release plan allows the Pegasus to conduct operational taskings that would otherwise be filled by the KC-135 Stratotanker and KC-10 Extender, increasing the force’s air refueling capacity and
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AMC reopens space-available travel First Sergeant Council
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Air Mobility Command Public Affairs SCOTT AIR FORCE BASE, Ill. — All restrictions on spaceavailable (Space-A) travel have been lifted as of April 22. The Office of the Under Secretary of Defense temporarily suspended most Space-A travel aboard Air Mobility Command and contracted aircraft, effective March 21, 2020, in order to limit Covid-19’s spread and impact on the force. Medical screening protocols may still apply for travelers heading outside the continental U.S. Members traveling to a foreign country will need to follow any testing requirements listed within the Electronic Foreign Clearance Guide at https://www. fcg.pentagon.mil/fcg.cfm. This reopening permits Space-A travel for uniformed service members, retirees, dependents and reservists to travel within the continental United States and outside the continental United States, if space allows. Per Department of Defense policy, if necessary, Space-A travel limitations can be reinstated to help stop the spread of any future outbreaks of Covid-19.
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A C-130J Super Hercules taxis on the flight line at Little Rock Air Force Base, Arkansas, as airmen from the 19th Airlift Wing return from a deployment, April 4, 2022. Mobility aircrew readiness is paramount to ensuring the department is postured to project mobility air power and global reach.
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ROBINS AIR FORCE BASE, Ga. — Air Force Reserve Command senior leaders and their spouses recognized the command’s 2022 Airmen of the Year during a virtual ceremony April 22. All winners and nominees competed in their respective Numbered Air Force and Headquarters command before competing at the major command level. For Lt. Gen. Richard Scobee, chief of the Air Force Reserve and Air Force Reserve Command commander, and Air Force Reserve Command Command Chief Master Sgt. Timothy White Jr., this is the last Airmen of the Year award ceremony before turning over command. “In our four years here, this past year has been the hardest for our airmen, and in spite of all the challenges, our nominees really excelled at the
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things we accomplished.” Scobee said. “It’s about stepping up when you’re needed, saving airmen and American and allies’ lives, and it’s about leading. Thanks for making our command better.” The Air Force Reserve Command Airmen of the Year winners for 2022 are: n Airman of the Year: Senior Airman Myah Periman, 311th Special Operations Intelligence Squadron, Hurlburt Field, Florida (10th Air Force). n NCO of the Year: Tech. Sgt. Brianne Kelleher, 655th Intelligence, Surveillance and Reconnaissance Group, WrightPatterson Air Force Base, Ohio (10th Air Force). n Senior NCO of the Year: Master Sgt. Timothy Parham, 940th Air Refueling Wing, Beale Air Force Base, California (4th Air Force). n First Sergeant of the Year: Senior Master Sgt. Megan Cotter, 514th Air Mobility
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‘One step ahead’: Minihan drives AMC toward Pacific, accelerates Mobility Guardian 23 planning Air Mobility Command Public Affairs SCOTT AIR FORCE BASE, Ill. — At his most recent commander’s call, Gen. Mike Minihan, commander of Air Mobility Command, hosted a Rehearsal of Concept drill with the AMC headquarters staff gathered around a massive map of the Pacific theater sprawled across the floor of a hangar April 5. “We’re tapping into the legacy of military leaders before us and taking a page from their playbook in how we come together to think and talk about the problems we’re facing,” Minihan said. “I need my team here with me, gathered around, so we can walk through and understand this together.” “We don’t have to be perfect,” Minihan said. “We’ve just got to be one step ahead.” An “ROC” drill, a technique that originated in the U.S. Army, allows a unit to meticulously
walk through complex operations to identify potential obstacles or issues for mitigation prior to execution. Before the days of digital presentations, military tacticians around the world used everything from maps and models to rock and dirt sketches on the ground to organize troops and prepare operations. The commander’s call was hosted one week after Minihan released the updated Air Mobility Command strategy. The commander previously hosted a Rehearsal of Concept drill at Phoenix Rally, an AMC total force leadership summit, where the team identified areas for improvement in “fight tonight” scenarios including refinements to policy and guidance, education and training, tactics and material solutions. The Rehearsal of Concept drill was presented at the commander’s call by the newly
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DOD’s chief technology officer shares career advice with female STEM majors C. Todd Lopez DOD NEWS
Believing in yourself is key for professional advancement, said Heidi Shyu, who serves as the undersecretary of defense for research and engineering. Speaking earlier this month with students at the 2022 Women in STEM conference at the University of California, Los Angeles, Shyu discussed her own career progression, challenges she faced, and the lessons she learned that allowed her to advance in her career. After receiving her bachelor’s and master’s degrees in mathematics at UCLA, Shyu applied
for work at a defense contractor. A man conducting the interview looked over her resume and asked what made her think she was qualified to be an engineer. “I was rather shocked at that question,” she said. “I leaned into him and told him, you know I took a complex analysis course in my junior year in which everyone else in the class was an engineer? I was the only female in the class. By the way, I came in No. 1 in the class – by far.” After the interview, Shyu said she wasn’t sure she’d get the job. But, weeks later, she got an offer from the company. “I started working in May . . . 1978, way before you guys were
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Austin meets with nations to intensify support for Ukraine C. Todd Lopez DOD NEWS
In a forum hosted today in Germany by Secretary of Defense Lloyd J. Austin III, nearly 40 nations met to discuss current and future efforts to provide support for Ukraine in maintaining its sovereignty. “We’re all coming away with a transparent and shared
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TRAVIS AIR FORCE BASE — Airmen from the 60th Aerial Port Squadron at Travis and airmen from the 4th Airlift Squadron at McChord Air Force Base, Washington, participated April 8 in a joint effort to support the U.S. Navy in a vessel recovery mission at Naval Weapons Station China Lake. The recovery mission provided Travis airmen the opportunity to showcase their agile capabilities in conjunction with another branch of service at a moment’s notice. The U.S. Navy recovered an F-35C Lightning II assigned to Carrier Air Wing 2 after a crash during a routine operation in the South China Sea, according to a Navy article released March 3. The F-35 was recovered from a depth of 12,400 feet. “This is a unique joint operation where we get to put our skills to the test to help the Navy transport their equipment,” said Senior Airman Austin Wollenberg, 60th Aerial Port Squadron air transportation specialist and team chief. Loadmasters from the 4th Airlift Squadron worked together with ramp operators from the 60th Aerial Port Squadron to ensure a Tunner 60K aircraft cargo loader from Travis was loaded and secured on a C-17 Globemaster III. “Our three-man team will fly out to China Lake to offload the K-loader and transport the aircraft to its final destination,” Wollenberg said. The aircraft will be transported to Naval Air Weapons Station China Lake for further analyses, tests and evaluation.
“My job as an air transportation specialist keeps me on my toes. One day we could be helping a family PCS; while the next day, we could be transporting 2,000-pound bombs, and the following day delivering medical aid,” Wollenberg said. “It’s rewarding to understand the Port’s impact on the overall Air Mobility Command mission. Everything the entire military needs at a moment’s notice, we transport on our cargo aircraft.” The cause of the incident remains under investigation by the U.S. Navy.
ABOVE: U.S. Air Force Airman 1st Class Justin Perez, 4th Airlift Squadron loadmaster, assigned to Joint Base Lewis-McChord, Washington, marshals a K-loader inside a JBLM C-17 Globemaster III at Travis Air Force Base, March 8. LEFT: U.S. Air Force Senior Airman Austin Wollenberg, 60th Aerial Port Squadron air transportation specialist, poses for a photo on a C-17 Globemaster III assigned to Joint Base Lewis-McChord, Washington, at Travis Air Force Base, March 8. Wollenberg served as the team chief lead overseeing the cargo transportation in support of an F-35C Lighting II recovery mission.
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1 1: U.S. Air Force Airman 1st Class Justin Perez, 4th Airlift Squadron loadmaster, assigned to Joint Base Lewis-McChord, Washington, marshals a K-loader toward a JBLM C-17 Globemaster III at Travis Air Force Base, March 8. Team Travis’ 60th Aerial Port Squadron integrated with the 4th AS to transport a K-loader to support the US. Navy in a F-35C Lightning II recovery mission. 2: U.S. Air Force Staff Sgt. Scott Goff, 4th Airlift Squadron loadmaster, assigned to Joint Base Lewis-McChord, Washington, chains a K-loader onto a JBLM C-17 Globemaster III at Travis Air Force Base, March 8. 3: U.S. Air Force Senior Airman Austin Wollenberg, 60th Aerial Port Squadron air transportation specialist, secures a K-loader onto a C-17 Globemaster III assigned to Joint Base LewisMcChord, Washington, at Travis Air Force Base, March 8. 4: U.S. Air Force Senior Airman Cody Jacobson, 60th Aerial Port Squadron ramp operator, drives a K-loader onto a C-17 Globemaster III assigned to Joint Base Lewis-McChord, Washington, at Travis Air Force Base, March 8.
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said. And the next morning, she got up early to look at what had stumped the scientist for so long. “I had my cup of coffee and solved the problem . . . in one hour,” she said. With plenty of time left that weekend, she provided extra input that allowed her solution to be even more useful. “Monday morning, I walked into the senior scientist’s office and said, ‘here’s a solution to the three-dimensional problem you’re trying to solve,’ “ she said. “He was shocked, and he was so happy. After that, I earned his respect. He was teaching a UCLA extension course. I was invited to attend that class without paying tuition . . . and I did.
What are the lessons learned? Respect is not automatic. You have to earn it.” At another company, Shyu said male co-workers resented her presence in a leadership position. While there, she said she had a deputy working for her who was trying to sabotage her work. “The key thing I did is, I didn’t play dirty politics,” she said. “I’ve never been a fan of playing dirty politics. I want to rise above that. I kept on working very hard, six days a week, and I worked long hours. I realized that we’re on a very tight schedule. I put all my energy and focus
on learning as much as possible, so I don’t have to rely upon a couple of people that’s on the team that are trying to sabotage me.” She said her hard work paid off because customers took notice of her efforts and the product she was producing. “I was incredibly dedicated and focused on solving the problems, trying to understand what my customers’ problems are, and doing the best job I can for my customer,” she said. “That actually was the best thing I ever did because it was my customers that raved about me to my managers. The key lessons learned there: Put yourself in your
customers shoes, trying to understand from their perspective what problems that they have that you can try to help them to solve. You will delight your customers, and in return, they will brag about you.” Shyu also told participants at the conference that it’s important to speak up – to have your voice heard, especially in meetings. In one position, she said she noticed her male co-workers getting promoted much faster than she was and wondered why. “I didn’t complain to anybody. I just decided I need to observe
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Support From Page 7 for instance, agreed to provide 50 Cheetah anti-aircraft systems to Ukraine. The British government also agreed to provide Ukraine with anti-aircraft capabilities, Austin said, along with Canada’s offer of eight armored vehicles. “That’s important progress,” Austin said. “We’re seeing more every day. I applaud all of the
countries that have risen and are rising to meet this demand. But we don’t have any time to waste. The briefings today laid out clearly why the coming weeks will be so crucial for Ukraine, so we’ve got to move at the speed of war. And I know that all the leaders leave today more resolved than ever to support Ukraine in its fight against Russian aggression and atrocities.” Before the conference kicked off, Austin said he believed all participants started off from the same position of “moral clarity.”
“Nobody is fooled by Putin’s pretexts or by his phony claims on the Donbas [region],” Austin said. “Let’s be clear – Russia’s invasion is indefensible, and so are Russian atrocities. We all start today from a position of moral clarity: Russia is waging a war of choice to indulge the ambitions of one man.” What Russia is doing, Austin told participants at the meeting, affects more than just Ukraine. “Russia’s invasion is baseless, reckless and lawless,” he said. “It is an affront to the
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rules-based international order. It is a challenge to free people everywhere. And, as we see this morning, nations of goodwill from around the world stand united in our resolve to support Ukraine in its fight against Russia’s imperial aggression. And that’s the way it should be.” While the meeting today in Germany lasted just one day, Austin said a decision was made to extend the forum so more work could be done. Going forward, Austin said, there will be a monthly “contact group” to
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Secretary of Defense Lloyd J. Austin III hosts the Ukraine Defense Consultative Group with his NATO counterparts and other nations to discuss both the current and future defense needs of Ukraine, Ramstein Air Base, Germany, April 26.
From Page 12 invasion of Ukraine on Feb. 24, Austin said, more than 30 allied and partner nations have committed to providing more than $5 billion in security assistance to Ukraine. The U.S. alone provided some $3.7 billion in assistance. “Ukraine needs our help to win today. And they will still need our help when the war is over,” Austin told meeting participants. “As President Biden says, our security assistance has gone ‘directly to the frontlines of freedom ... and to the fearless and skilled Ukrainian fighters who are standing in the breach.’ My Ukrainian friends, we know the burden that all of you carry. And we know, and you should know, that all of us have your back. And that’s why we’re here today – to strengthen the arsenal of Ukrainian democracy.”
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Airmen From Page 3 Wing, Joint Base McGuire-DixLakehurst, New Jersey (4th Air Force). This year’s nominees were also recognized for their achievements. The runner-up nominees for Airman of the Year were: n Staff Sgt. Jarred K. George, 315th Airlift Wing, Joint Base Charleston, South Carolina (4th Air Force). n Senior Airman Gregory Bass, 910th Security Forces
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Mountry, Air Force Reserve Recruiting Directorate, Joint Base Lewis-McChord, Washington. The runner-up nominees for Senior NCO of the Year were: n Master Sgt. Corry Yokley, 944th Fighter Wing, Luke Air Force Base, Arizona (10th Air Force). n Master Sgt. Brooklynn A. Covington, 94th Airlift Wing, Dobbins Air Reserve Base, Georgia (22nd Air Force). n Senior Master Sgt. Jenny Sanchez, Headquarters Air Reserve Personnel Center, Buckley Space Force Base, Colorado. n Senior Master Sgt. Dannielle Lewis, Headquarters Air
April 29, 2022 Force Reserve Command, Robins Air Force Base, Georgia. The runner-up nominees for First Sergeant of the Year were: n Senior Master Sgt. Sarah Plueger, 513th Operations Support Squadron, Tinker Air Force Base, Oklahoma (10th Air Force). n Master Sgt. Marcea King, 94th Airlift Wing, Dobbins Air Reserve Base, Georgia (22nd Air Force). n Master Sgt. Adrian Jones, Headquarters Air Force Reserve Command, Robins Air Force Base, Georgia. The First Sergeant Council of the Year award was also
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Air Force Chief of Staff Gen. CQ Brown Jr. greets U.S. Air Force Senior Airman Myah Periman at Hurlburt Field, Florida, April 4. presented to the 514th Air Mobility Wing, Joint Base McGuireDix-Lakehurst, New Jersey (4th Air Force).
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Advice From Page 10 my peers,” she said. “What are they doing that helped them to get promoted? What are the things I am not doing? One thing I observed is they’re very good at speaking up in meetings. I was just very quiet; even though if I had an idea, I kept it to myself. I didn’t articulate my opinion or my ideas.” After that realization, she said she learned to speak up in meetings and offer her own opinions and ideas, so that leadership and co-workers would hear what she was thinking. “Once I started doing that, well, it was amazing,” she said. “The very next year, I got promoted. And two years after that, I got promoted again. So, my promotion came much more rapidly once I learned to communicate and articulate.” From college students all the way down to kindergartners, Shyu said the Defense Department is doing a lot now to provide those pursing STEM degrees to come to work within the department or expose young people to STEM concepts so that they might one day choose it as a
Minihan From Page 4 established Air Mobility Command “Fight Club,” a cross-functional team appointed by Minihan to conduct critical analysis of the pacing threat, close potential gaps, and posture mobility air forces to win under any conditions. “We conduct ROC drills to better understand, visualize, describe and direct the operational-level problem set our mobility forces will likely encounter across the competition continuum,” said Lt. Col. Brian “Cabby” Thomasson, deputy division chief of Air Mobility Command’s Joint Exercise Division. Using iterative joint planning processes, the team consists
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career. Last year, for instance, the DOD handed out 416 scholarships for undergraduate and graduate degrees as part of its 2021 Science, Mathematics, and Research for Transformation – or “SMART” – Program. For each year of schooling DOD pays for, recipients are obligated to do one year of work at DOD. The program sponsors undergraduate, graduate and doctoral studies in 21 academic disciplines critical to national security and DOD’s future. “When you get your degree, I let you come into the department and work in one of the DOD laboratories,” Shyu said. “We have 100 different laboratories. Not only do we pay for your education, you’ve got a guaranteed job for four years afterwards. It is pretty cool.” Last year, half of the recipients of the SMART scholarship were women, and 20% were from underrepresented minority groups. Shyu said about 70% of SMART scholarship recipients ultimately decide to continue working within DOD after they finish their service commitment. In addition to scholarships, the department has held 10 different STEM “summer camps”
for junior high school students and hosted robotics competitions for students from kindergarten through high school. This month, DOD is serving as a sponsor for the 2022 FIRST Robotics Competition Championships. Now the chief technology officer for DOD, Shyu said she’s had her share of challenges in
her career. She wanted to share some of those challenges – and solutions – with women students involved in pursing STEM degrees. “I know [you] . . . will face similar types of challenges in your career,” she said. “It’s important for you to realize that you’re not alone facing these
challenges, and you too, can overcome these challenges. This country is full of opportunities, and you can achieve anything if you’re dedicated, if you’re determined, and if you have the drive to succeed. Just remember one thing: Never, ever give up. That is your secret to success.”
of subject matter experts from across Air Mobility Command, the 618th Air Operations Center, 18th Air Force, the U.S. Air Force Expeditionary Center, and key partners and stakeholders from across the Indo-Pacific Command and other major commands. “Each participant had their own piece of the AMC mission to accomplish, and this drill gave each agency a descriptive representation because you could walk the model and tell the story of the tactical operator at the proper time and place,” Thomasson said. Air Mobility Command airmen leveraged a large map produced by the National Geospatial Intelligence Agency and 3-D printed models of threat systems and Mobility Air Forces aircraft
printed by AMC’s Innovation Lab on Scott Air Force Base. Equipped with these resources, airmen from across every mobility mission area delved into plans, operating guidance, tactics, techniques and procedures. “This is the first time we’ve executed a ROC drill of this size and scope,” said Capt. Derrick “Sensei” Do, an Air Mobility Command planner. “This conceptual planning synthesized strategic guidance with adversary capability and intent using specific time slices from an operation plan execution.” “In turn, the airmen participating facilitated a dialogue with the commander while exposing known deficiencies to the entire staff, ultimately proposing viable and initial approaches to narrow
gaps,” Do said. Laying the groundwork for Mobility Guardian 2023 The Rehearsal of Concept drill also kicked off the first of several deliberate planning events for Mobility Guardian 2023, Air Mobility Command’s flagship and milestone training event. “This is just the beginning of our relentless drive toward innovative approaches to demonstrate combat readiness and lethality within the [Indo-Pacific] theater,” said Lt. Col. Curt “Cinco” Haase, deputy division chief of Air Mobility Command’s Future and Sensitive Operations Division. Mobility Guardian is AMC’s largest full-spectrum readiness exercise which includes scenarios designed to emulate the highly
contested, degraded, and operationally-limited environments mobility forces face now and in preparation for in the future. A series of future planning events will prepare Air Mobility Command for this service-level field training exercise within Indo-Pacific Command alongside joint, coalition and commercial partners. The next Mobility Guardian is set to take place in the summer of 2023. “Our efforts are focused on identifying areas where we can unleash and empower our incredible Airmen to advance our warfighting capabilities, and Mobility Guardian is a great way to showcase these capabilities,” Haase said.
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Heidi Shyu, the assistant secretary of the Army, toured a CERDEC lab to learn more about the center’s Hardware/ Software Convergence initiative at Aberdeen Proving Ground, Maryland, June 16.
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LEFT: A KC-46A Pegasus from McConnell Air Force Base, Kansas, begins an overpass before landing at Morón Air Base, Spain, April 18. The aircraft participated in the first KC-46 Employment Concept Exercise, ECE22-03, an Air Mobility Command effort to evaluate the aircraft’s ability to provide rapid global mobility capacity to future joint force operations in a contingency-like environment. BELOW: A Spanish Air Force EF-18 Hornet, known in Spain as a C-15, from Torrejón Air Base, Spain, pulls away after refueling from a U.S. Air Force KC-46A Pegasus based at McConnell Air Force Base, Kansas, April 18.
From Page 2 further seasoning total force Pegasus aircrews with operational missions. The mission also provided an opportunity to build relations with its Spanish hosts and showcase what the Pegasus can bring to international operations with allies and partners. Despite existing restrictions and deficiencies, the KC-46A continues to demonstrate its growing operational capabilities. The Pegasus offloaded more than 78 million pounds of fuel and completed more than 34,900 boom and 2,200 drogue contacts since January 2019. As of April 26, the Air Force has 57 KC-46As in its inventory. The KC-46A currently operates out of McConnell Air Force Base, Kansas; Seymour Johnson Air Reserve Base, North Carolina; Pease Air National Guard Base, New Hampshire; Joint Base McGuire Dix Lakehurst, New Jersey; and Altus Air Force Base, Oklahoma. Travis Air Force Base is in line to host the KC-46A as well. A new three-hangar bay is under construction at the base to support the Pegasus.
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