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Refueling the Mission Part 1: Refueling is the Magic of Air Mobility

A KC-46 Pegasus conducts an air refueling test mission over the skies of Southern California. Rigorous planning goes on before any any aircraft come together in the refueling envelope. The partnership of Boeing and the U.S. Air Force includes the development of Flight Test Procedures (FTP’s) and multiple safety reviews of those procedures. (Photo Courtesy of Boeing)

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Refueling the Mission Part 1: Refueling is the Magic of Air Mobility

A KC-46 Pegasus conducts an air refueling test mission with a F-16 Fighting Falcon over the skies of Southern California. Aerial refueling is one of the core components of the U.S. Air Force. It allows our aircraft that doesn't have that much fuel to fly for much longer durations.

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Refueling the Mission Part 1: Refueling is the Magic of Air Mobility

A KC-46 Pegasus assigned to the 418th Flight Test Squadron conducts an air refueling test mission with a F-16 Fighting Falcon over the skies of Southern California. Refueling is the magic of air mobility. It is a joint effort between Boeing, Air Mobility Command, Air Force Test Center, 418th Flight Test Squadron and Air Force Life Cycle Management Center to successfully complete the mission.

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Refueling the Mission Part 1: Refueling is the Magic of Air Mobility

A KC-46 Pegasus assigned to the 418th Flight Test Squadron conducts an air refueling test mission with a Boeing B-52 Stratofortress over the skies of Southern California. Receivers come in many types of aircraft depending on this mission.

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Refueling the Mission Part 1: Refueling is the Magic of Air Mobility

A KC-46 Pegasus conducts an air refueling test mission at night with a F-16 Fighting Falcon using the Remote Vision System 2.0 over the Southern California coast. It is a joint effort between Boeing, Air Mobility Command, Air Force Test Center, 418th Flight Test Squadron and Air Force Life Cycle Management Center to successfully test the RVS 2.0 update.

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Refueling the Mission Part 1: Refueling is the Magic of Air Mobility

A KC-46 Pegasus conducts an air refueling test mission with a F-16 Fighting Falcon over the skies of Southern California. Operating a specialized boom from the back of a KC-46, In-flight Refueling Specialists pump thousands of gallons of jet fuel into aircraft in need of fuel. (Photo courtesy of Boeing)

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Refueling the Mission Part 1: Refueling is the Magic of Air Mobility

A Boeing maintainer guides a KC-46 Pegasus out of of the flight-line to conduct an air refueling test mission at Edwards Air Force Base, Calif. It is a joint effort between Boeing, Air Mobility Command, Air Force Test Center, 418th Flight Test Squadron and Air Force Life Cycle Management Center to successfully complete the mission.

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KC-46 flies past latest milestone

EDWARDS AIR FORCE BASE, Calif. --KC-46 refuels the B-2 for the first time during developmental flight test over Edwards AFB and the Sierra Nevada Mountains on Apr. 23, 2019. (U.S. Air Force photo by Christian Turner)

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KC-46 flies past latest milestone

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418th FLTS completes ‘banner’ year

A new KC-46A Pegasus connects with an F-15 Strike Eagle for an aerial refueling test over California in 2018. (Courtesy photo by John D. Parker/Boeing)

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Pegasus refuels Globemaster

Boeing's KC-46 aerial refueling tanker conducts receiver compatibility tests with a U.S. Air Force C-17 Globemaster III from Joint Base Lewis-McChord as part of Test 003-06. The event marks the nearing completion of "Milestone C" in the new tanker's developmental testing stage. (U.S. Air Force photo by Christopher Okula)

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Pegasus refuels Globemaster III

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