USAF resumes acceptance of KC-46A

The U.S. Air Force is accepting new KC-46A tankers from Boeing again, after suspending delivery on Feb. 20 due to quality assurance issues.
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A KC-46 Pegasus lands on the runway of the 97th Air Mobility Wing for the first time Feb. 8, 2019, at Altus Air Force Base, Okla. Altus AFB is the premiere training location for the KC-46 and will train both pilots and boom operators. (U.S. Air Force photo by Tech. Sgt. Kenneth Norman)

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Last KC-135 assigned to Pease AFB will depart on Mar. 24

Pease Air Force Base is proceeding with its transition to the KC-46 as planned with the last remaining KC-135 tanker departing the base on Mar. 24.

Aircrew from the 157th Air Refueling Wing, New Hampshire Air National Guard, take off in a KC-135R Stratotanker, tail number 58-0023, at Pease Air National Guard Base, N.H., Jan. 30, 2019. The aircraft is one of eight aircraft leaving the Wing during the unit’s divestiture of the KC-135. The aircraft is headed to the 151st ARW, Wright ANGB, Utah. (U.S. Air National Guard photo by Staff Sgt. Curtis J. Lenz)

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