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Boeing is proposing two solutions to fix KC-46A cargo restraint issue

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Boeing has come up with a short-term and a long-term solution to get the KC-46A to ferry cargo and personnel.

U.S. Airmen from the 60th Aerial Port Squadron from Travis Air Force Base, California, load cargo onto a McConnell AFB, Kansas, KC-46A Pegasus Aug. 21, 2019. The KC-46’s stop at Travis entailed a late-night load-up of life rafts for the U.S. Navy’s USS Port Royal among other routine cargo. (U.S. Air Force photo by Senior Airman Christian Conrad)

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VAW-120 takes delivery of its first E-2D fitted with refueling probe

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VAW-120 now has an aerial refueling capable E-2D when the first such aircraft arrived at NAS Norfolk Sept. 9.

NORFOLK, Va. (September 9, 2019) – An E-2D Hawkeye being recieved by the “Greyhawks” of Carrier Airborne Early Warning Squadron (VAW) 120 completes landing procedures at Naval Station Norfolk Monday, September 9. This is the first E-2D Hawkeye with aerial refueling capability to join the fleet, increasing the Navy’s battlespace awareness and integrated fire control — both from the air and the sea. (U.S. Navy Photo by Mass Communication Specialist 3rd Class Nikita Custer)

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