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  • KC-46A Pegasus hangar construction underway

    The construction of three new hangars is underway, preparing for the arrival of the KC-46A Pegasus, here.The hangars will have the capability of storing of six KC-46As for the 22nd Aircraft Maintenance Squadron and the 931st Air Refueling Group to perform routine maintenance."We laid a new

  • Recycling the wreckage

    With all of the recent renovations being made preparing for the arrival of the KC-46A Pegasus to McConnell Air Force Base, Kansas, comes millions of pounds of unneeded demolition debris awaiting disposal.Instead of sending the materials to a landfill, McConnell recycles the wreckage that can no

  • McConnell Airman selected to KC-46 test crew

    One McConnell Airman was selected, alongside forty-one total force Airmen, to be part of the KC-46A Pegasus initial operational test and evaluation aircrew.Staff Sgt. Jason Coffey, 22nd Operations Group standards and evaluation boom operator, became the first and only active-duty McConnell Airman to

  • Boeing provides updated KC-46A briefing

    Representatives from the Boeing Company provided McConnell Airmen with an update on the current status of the KC-46A Pegasus, Dec. 4, here."This was a great opportunity to sit down with the people who are really going to be working on the aircraft and help them understand what's coming their way,"

  • Civic leaders view KC-46A construction

    McConnell Air Force Base's community partners toured the ongoing base construction, Nov. 18, 2014 for the arrival of the KC-46A Pegasus.The civic leaders got an up-close look at various construction areas throughout the base, including the new regional maintenance training facility that will be used

  • Pease ANGB selected to receive KC-46A Pegasus

    Air Force officials announced Aug. 6, Pease Air National Guard Base, New Hampshire as the Air Force's first Air National Guard-led KC-46A Pegasus main operating base."The KC-46A Pegasus aerial tanker remains one of our top acquisition priorities. Making a final basing decision is an important step

  • KC-46A groundbreaking ceremony marks giant step forward for air refueling

    A new era in Air Force air refueling capabilities took a giant step forward June 30, 2014.Shovels overturned the first piles of dirt during a groundbreaking ceremony for the new KC-46A Pegasus at McConnell Air Force Base. The ceremony symbolized significant progress in the KC-46A program and that

  • McConnell AFB to hold KC-46A Pegasus groundbreaking ceremony

    A ground breaking ceremony for the incoming KC-46A Pegasus is scheduled to take place at McConnell Air Force Base, June 30, 2014 at 11 a.m. Gen. Darren McDew, Air Mobility Command commander, Brig. Gen. John Flournoy, Jr., 4th Air Force Reserve Command commander, and other distinguished visitors will

  • McConnell Reserve pilots and KC-46: Ready for takeoff

    With the arrival of the new KC-46 Pegasus tanker on the horizon, many McConnell Air Force Base Reserve pilots are already well-acquainted with the new airframe.Several traditional Reservists within the 18th Air Refueling Squadron work regularly as commercial pilots and are already qualified by the