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Sept. 19, 2022
KC-46A performs first operationally-tasked combat refueling sortie

Approximately 100 Airmen and four KC-46A Pegasus aircraft conducted 24-hour operations during Air Mobility Command’s multi-week Employment Concept Exercise 22-08 at Al Udeid Air Base, Qatar, from August 27 through mid-September, 2022.
Sept. 15, 2022
911th ARS reactivated at SJAFB

SEYMOUR JOHNSON AIR FORCE BASE, NORTH CAROLINA – The 911th Air Refueling Squadron was reactivated Sept. 9, 2022, when Lt. Col. Skylar Rollins assumed command at Seymour Johnson Air Force Base, North Carolina.
June 21, 2022
AMC’s second KC-46 Employment Concept Exercise practices ACE in Indo-Pacific region

More than 100 Airmen and four total force KC-46A Pegasus aircraft worked together to learn how to effectively leverage the KC-46A to support the joint force during Air Mobility Command’s Employment Concept Exercise 22-06 at Yokota Air Base, Japan, from June 6—12, 2022.
June 1, 2022
KC-46A approved to refuel 97 percent of Joint Force receivers

Gen. Mike Minihan, commander of Air Mobility Command, approved a seventh Interim Capability Release mission set for the KC-46A Pegasus May 31, 2022, increasing the aircraft’s operational capability to support 97 percent of the daily Joint Force air refueling demands.
May 24, 2022
Thunder Over Dover 2022 Reunites community

Dover Air Force Base held the 2022 Thunder Over Dover Airshow and Open House, opening the base to host more than 75,000 members of the community May 21-22, 2022.The theme of this year’s event was “Reunite” and coincided with Armed Forces Day, the Air Force’s 75th Anniversary and featured
May 17, 2022
Fueling the fight - Sentry Savannah 22-1

Three Air National Guard air refueling squadrons supported Sentry Savannah, an exercise held May 2-15th, 2022, at the Air Dominance Center, a combat readiness training center, in Savannah, Georgia.Over 30 Airmen and four aircraft from the 133rd Air Refueling Squadron, New Hampshire Air National
May 9, 2022
AMC’s Longest Flight: 24.2 hours in a KC-46A

Airmen from the 22nd Air Refueling Wing completed a 24.2-hour flight on a KC-46A Pegasus May 5-6, 2022, to and from McConnell Air Force Base.
May 5, 2022
Weapons System Cyber Security: The New Model for Warfighting (How the Air Force’s Newest Mission Defense Team is Defining Mission Assurance)

Warfare is in a constant state of evolution. The speed of innovation has defined both what wars look like and their victors. The United States was once unmatched in its ability to innovate, but competitors and potential adversaries have narrowed the gap.
May 2, 2022
Employing the Pegasus: From Concept to Capable

Approximately 220 Active, Guard and Reserve Airmen have operated four KC-46A Pegasus out of Spain from mid-March through most of April 2022. The Total Force team make up the first KC-46 Employment Concept Exercise (ECE), evaluating how they and the aircraft will provide rapid global mobility to
May 2, 2022
Air Mobility Command leadership visits McConnell

MCCONNELL AIR FORCE BASE, Kan. – General Mike Minihan, Commander of Air Mobility Command, Chief Master Sgt. Brian Kruzelnick, AMC command chief, and their spouses visited McConnell Air Force Base April 27-28, to see firsthand the advances in aerial refueling missions as well as engage with Airmen,

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