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KC-10 Extender tail #86-0036 performs its final mission as it heads of to the 309th Aerospace Maintenance and Regeneration Group at Davis-Monthan Air Force Base, Ariz., following a July 13 ceremony at Joint Base McGuire-Dix-Lakehurst, N.J., that marked the first retirement of 59 Extenders intended for eventual replacement by the KC-46A Pegasus. A total of three KC-10s from the Air Force’s Backup-Aircraft Inventory were congressionally approved for retirement during Fiscal Year 2020. As KC-10s are retired, the 309th AMARG will continue to support the remaining Extenders with spare parts as they are flown for several years while the KC-46A Pegasus is integrated into Air Mobility Command’s Total Force tanker enterprise. For nearly four decades, the KC-10 has helped secure global reach for America, providing in- flight refueling to U.S. and coalition aircraft, from Operations Desert Shield and Desert Storm to Operation Inherent Resolve. The KC- 10 is flown from JBMDL by both the 305th AMW and its associate Air Force Reserve unit, the 514th AMW.
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Final KC-10 Extender Tanker Flies Into Retirement

By Thomas Newdick

Posted on Sep 26, 2024

The U.S. Air Force recently awarded contracts to two companies for work on SHARK 'buddy store' podded aerial refueling systems able to work with aircraft that use the boom method to get gas in flight.
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Aerial Refueling Boom Pods That Could Go On F-15s In The Works

By Joseph Trevithick

Posted on Sep 3, 2024

KC-46 and F-15E had an incident resulting in the loss of the tanker's boom
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Audio Reveals Details Of KC-46 And F-15E Refueling Incident That Broke The Tanker’s Boom Off

By Thomas Newdick

Posted on Aug 23, 2024

KC-46 Airfield Marking Pattern
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KC-46 Expands Its Austere Airfield Capabilities, Could Include Roadways In Future

By Emma Helfrich

Posted on Mar 4, 2023

KC-46 Tanker Spotted With Puzzling Whitewashed Belly (Updated)
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KC-46 Tanker Spotted With Puzzling Whitewashed Belly (Updated)

By Joseph Trevithick

Posted on Aug 26, 2022

Boom KC46 Landing
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KC-46 Tanker Made Emergency Landing With Its Boom Deployed (Updated)

By Emma Helfrich

Posted on Aug 24, 2022

KC-46 single pilot operations
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Single Pilot KC-46 Tanker Operations Eyed By Air Force For Major Conflicts

By Joseph Trevithick

Posted on Jul 18, 2022

KC-46A aircraft assigned to the 157th Air Refueling Wing perform an elephant walk formation on the runway at Pease Air National Guard Base, Sept. 8, 2021.
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KC-46 Tanker’s Recent “97 Percent” Milestone Isn’t The Whole Story

By Joseph Trevithick

Posted on Jun 5, 2022

KC-46 longest flight
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KC-46 Crew Flies Air Mobility Command’s Longest Flight Ever

By Oliver Parken

Posted on May 10, 2022

E-4B ‘Doomsday Plane’ Dwarfs A KC-46 In These Stunning Refueling Shots
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E-4B ‘Doomsday Plane’ Dwarfs A KC-46 In These Stunning Refueling Shots

By Emma Helfrich, Tyler Rogoway

Posted on Apr 29, 2022

KC-46 Tanker Shows It Can Rapidly Unload Tons Of Fuel To Thirsty Fighters At Austere Airstrips
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KC-46 Tanker Shows It Can Rapidly Unload Tons Of Fuel To Thirsty Fighters At Austere Airstrips

By Thomas Newdick

Updated on Feb 16, 2022

Plan To Fix Troubled KC-46 Tanker Risks Making Same Mistakes New Report Says
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Plan To Fix Troubled KC-46 Tanker Risks Making Same Mistakes New Report Says

By Joseph Trevithick

Updated on Jan 28, 2022

Israel’s Request To Speed Delivery Of KC-46 Tankers Critical For Striking Iran Denied
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Israel’s Request To Speed Delivery Of KC-46 Tankers Critical For Striking Iran Denied

By Joseph Trevithick

Updated on Dec 15, 2021

A Plastic Cap In A KC-46’s Fuel Valve Generates More Turbulence For The Troubled Tanker
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A Plastic Cap In A KC-46’s Fuel Valve Generates More Turbulence For The Troubled Tanker

By Brian O'Rourke and Joseph Trevithick

Updated on Sep 28, 2021

Lockheed Is Bringing Back The Airbus A330 Tanker To Compete Against Boeing
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Lockheed Is Bringing Back The Airbus A330 Tanker To Compete Against Boeing

By Joseph Trevithick

Updated on Sep 17, 2021

KC-46A’s Long-Troubled Vision System Can’t Even Reliably Show The End Of The Refueling Boom
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KC-46A’s Long-Troubled Vision System Can’t Even Reliably Show The End Of The Refueling Boom

By Thomas Newdick

Posted on May 27, 2021

It’s Official: KC-46 Tankers And More F-35s For Israel, But No Advanced F-15s For Now
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It’s Official: KC-46 Tankers And More F-35s For Israel, But No Advanced F-15s For Now

By Thomas Newdick

Updated on May 11, 2021

Air Force Says KC-46 Is A “Lemon” That It’s Trying To Make Lemonade Out Of
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Air Force Says KC-46 Is A “Lemon” That It’s Trying To Make Lemonade Out Of

By Thomas Newdick

Posted on Feb 2, 2021

Air Force Says These Are Its Options For Hiring Private Aerial Refueling Companies
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Air Force Says These Are Its Options For Hiring Private Aerial Refueling Companies

By Joseph Trevithick

Updated on Jun 16, 2020

The Air Force’s Troubled Boeing KC-46 Tankers Leak Fuel Excessively
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The Air Force’s Troubled Boeing KC-46 Tankers Leak Fuel Excessively

By Joseph Trevithick

Updated on Mar 31, 2020

Sale Of KC-46 Tanker To Israel Approved While New Delays For Key Fixes Revealed
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Sale Of KC-46 Tanker To Israel Approved While New Delays For Key Fixes Revealed

By Joseph Trevithick

Updated on Mar 31, 2020

Air Force Isn’t Happy With Boeing’s Plans To Fix The KC-46 Tanker’s Troubled Vision System
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Air Force Isn’t Happy With Boeing’s Plans To Fix The KC-46 Tanker’s Troubled Vision System

By Joseph Trevithick

Posted on Feb 1, 2020

Watch The Boom On Boeing’s Troubled KC-46 Tanker Nearly Smack An F-15E (Updated)
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Watch The Boom On Boeing’s Troubled KC-46 Tanker Nearly Smack An F-15E (Updated)

By Tyler Rogoway

Updated on Jan 9, 2020

Watch Boeing’s New KC-46 Tanker Make An Aggressive Arrival To The Paris Air Show
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Watch Boeing’s New KC-46 Tanker Make An Aggressive Arrival To The Paris Air Show

By Tyler Rogoway

Updated on Jun 17, 2019

More Than A Dozen Air Force KC-135s and KC-46s Flee Kansas Base Ahead Of Bad Weather
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More Than A Dozen Air Force KC-135s and KC-46s Flee Kansas Base Ahead Of Bad Weather

By Joseph Trevithick

Updated on Apr 18, 2019

This Is What The Boom Operator’s Station On The New KC-46 Tanker Actually Looks Like
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This Is What The Boom Operator’s Station On The New KC-46 Tanker Actually Looks Like

By Tyler Rogoway and Joseph Trevithick

Updated on Apr 3, 2019

USAF Chief Just Said Next Air Refueling Tanker May Fly In Space… Huh?
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USAF Chief Just Said Next Air Refueling Tanker May Fly In Space… Huh?

By Tyler Rogoway

Updated on Jan 29, 2019

USAF Finally Accepts Its First KC-46A Tanker, But The Design Still Needs Years Worth Of Fixes
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USAF Finally Accepts Its First KC-46A Tanker, But The Design Still Needs Years Worth Of Fixes

By Joseph Trevithick

Posted on Jan 10, 2019

Boeing’s Troubled New KC-46 Pegasus Tanker Just Flew Across The Pacific Ocean To Japan
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Boeing’s Troubled New KC-46 Pegasus Tanker Just Flew Across The Pacific Ocean To Japan

By Tyler Rogoway

Updated on Oct 23, 2018

KC-46 Tanker Hits Major Milestones But Deficiencies Still Unmitigated As Delivery Looms
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KC-46 Tanker Hits Major Milestones But Deficiencies Still Unmitigated As Delivery Looms

By Tyler Rogoway

Updated on Sep 11, 2018

Listen To KC-46 Tankers On A Test Flight Offer To Refuel F-15s During Stolen Q400 Incident
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Listen To KC-46 Tankers On A Test Flight Offer To Refuel F-15s During Stolen Q400 Incident

By Tyler Rogoway

Updated on Aug 12, 2018

The KC-46 Pegasus Tanker Program Is Still A Mess
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The KC-46 Pegasus Tanker Program Is Still A Mess

By Tyler Rogoway

Updated on Mar 17, 2018