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2nd Air Refueling Squadron

KC-46 Boom Operators Learn to Live With RVS Pending 2.0 Upgrade

Aug. 9, 2022 | By Abraham Mahshie
The KC-46 boom operators stopped talking and leaned in as Maryland Air National Guard F-16s approached on a refueling mission over upstate New York. The fighters were visible on a 1,080-pixel, black-and-white screen. The cockpit went quiet, too, and the pilot flipped to a visual ...

KC-46 Arrivals Herald End of KC-10 Era at McGuire Even as Capacity Questions Persist

Nov. 14, 2021 | By Abraham Mahshie
The arrival of two KC-46 Pegasus refuelers to the 305th and 514th Air Mobility Wings on Nov. 9 proved both joyous and bittersweet for Airmen as the new capability signaled the end of the KC-10 era at the base even amid continued concerns about air ...

AMC Blocks Tail Flashes for Its KC-46s, Pushing Heritage Aside to Better Manage the Fleet

July 27, 2021 | By Brian W. Everstine
For decades, Air Force gray-tailed aircraft have displayed their home base and heritage with a small graphic on the plane’s tail, but that tradition will come to an end for much of the Air Force’s next-generation tanker fleet. Air Mobility Command has ended the policy ...

McGuire Squadron Says Goodbye to KC-10, Prepares for KC-46

July 2, 2021 | By Brian W. Everstine
A KC-10 Extender took off into the dark and rainy New Jersey sky on June 30 to link up with F-22s flying over the Atlantic Ocean. Marking the end of an era for the 2nd Airlift Squadron—the Air Force’s second-oldest squadron—it was the last time ...
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