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June 13, 2019
First KC-46 IOT&E flight successful

On June 4, McConnell flew its first flight as part of the KC-46 Pegasus initial test and evaluation period.
June 13, 2019
Team Travis’ KC-10s escort A-10s, F-16s to Red Flag-Alaska

Airmen and aircraft from the 60th Air Mobility Wing escorted other U.S. Air Force assets from Japan to Alaska ahead of Red Flag-Alaska 19-2, which began June 6.
June 13, 2019
Ensuring Rapid Global Mobility: Travis supports JBLM, March ARB

Rapid global mobility is the ability to deliver on demand to any location on Earth. At Travis Air Force Base, California, home to the largest air mobility wing in the U.S. Air Force, Airmen in the 860th Aircraft Maintenance Squadron pride themselves on helping ensure Air Mobility Command can deliver
June 12, 2019
KC-46A Pegasus to debut at International Paris Air Show

MCCONNELL AIR FORCE BASE, Kansas -- The U.S. Air Force’s newest weapons system is set to make its international trade show debut June 17, when the KC-46 Pegasus arrives at the International Paris Air Show in Le Bourget, France. The McConnell-based KC-46 will be on display there through June 23,
June 12, 2019
KC-46 completes testing with Super Galaxy

The U.S. Air Force’s newest air refueling aircraft, the KC-46A Pegasus, is undergoing a variety of tests out of Edwards Air Force Base, California.
June 11, 2019
AMLO brings expertise to fight in Syria

Thousands of miles from home, Airmen from the 621st Contingency Response Wing work day and night around the globe to establish a runway to support supplies and passengers. Operating under some of the most austere conditions, Air Mobility Liaison Officers from the 621st Mobility Support Operations
June 11, 2019
U.S. Transportation Command’s Senior Enlisted Advisor to host leadership discussion on topics impacting global mobility

Participants attending the seventh annual National Defense Transportation Association-U.S. Transportation Command Fall Meeting, October 7 to 10, 2019, St. Louis Union Station, St. Louis, Missouri, will have the unique opportunity to personally interact with, and learn from, the American military’s
June 11, 2019
Reserve Citizen Airmen hunt hurricanes

This specialized unit of Reserve Citizen Airmen is made up of a five-person crew consisting of a pilot, co-pilot, navigator, aerial reconnaissance weather officer, and loadmaster who is also the dropsonde operator.
June 10, 2019
McConnell to identify KC-46 aeromedical evacuation capabilities

Starting later this month, a Total Force aeromedical evacuation team from Air Mobility Command, the Air National Guard and the Air Force Testing and Evaluation Center is scheduled to begin evaluating the medical capabilities of the KC-46A Pegasus at McConnell.
June 10, 2019
Spirit of D-Day lives on as Team Little Rock maintainers keep aircraft flying

June 6th is a date that has become synonymous with valor, sacrifice and dedication. As Operation Overlord commenced, thousands of men boarded aircraft bound for the Normandy coastline of France. As dawn approached, the feet of the men touched down as the first wave of the invasion hit. The leaders