Two KC-46As carried out 42 hours endurance mission to support bombers in the Pacific

The U.S. Air Force sent two KC-46A aerial refueling tankers to the Pacific Ocean to support a Bomber Task Force mission from Dec. 17-18. It was the first operational long-endurance flight for the Boeing aircraft.

A KC-46A Pegasus from McConnell Air Force Base, Kansas, receives fuel from a KC-135 Stratotanker from Fairchild Air Force Base, Washington, in the Indo-Pacific, Dec. 17, 2022. McConnell recently launched their first operational long endurance flight with the KC-46A Pegasus in support of a Bomber Task Force mission. (U.S. Air Force photo by Airman 1st Class Felicia Przydzial)

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