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Day: November 19, 2022

KC-46A flew 36-hour non-stop endurance mission

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KC-46A aerial refueling tanker has broken its non-stop endurance record again by flying for 36 hours.

Capt. Jordan Gauvin, a pilot with the 157th Air Refueling Wing, Pease Air National Guard Base, New Hampshire Air National Guard, guides a KC-46A Pegasus over the Pacific Ocean during a 36-hour endurance mission, Nov. 16, 2022.
The long-duration sortie took place from Nov. 16-17 and was crewed by active duty and Air National Guard Airmen from Pease, who flew the jet non-stop from New Hampshire, across North America and the Pacific Ocean, around Guam, and back home again. The proof-of-concept operation showcased the ability of the Air Force’s newest tanker to project the force in the modern battle space. (U.S. Air National Guard photo by Senior Master Sgt. Timm Huffman)

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Foreign F-35s conduct offensive counter air training with B-2s over Arizona

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Five B-2 bombers from the 509th Bomb Wing conducted offensive counter air training with F-35s from Italy, Denmark, the Netherlands, and Norway in Arizona recently.

U.S. Air Force B-2 Spirit bombers assigned to the 509th Bomb Wing, Whiteman Air Force Base, Missouri, conduct off-station training Nov. 15, 2022, at Luke Air Force Base, Arizona. This was the first time that allied nation F-35 Lightning II aircraft integrated with U.S. Air Force B-2’s in the United States. (U.S. Air Force photo by Airman 1st Class Jakob Hambright)

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