KC-46 at Pease: the future is now

A crew chief assigned to the 157th Air Refueling Wing marshalls in the new KC-46A Pegasus Aug. 8, 2019 at Pease Air National Guard Base, N.H. The Pegasus is the most modern aerial refuler in the U.S. Air Force inventory. (U.S. Air National Guard photo by Senior Airmen Victoria Nelson)

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Welcome to Pegasus Country

Lt. Gen. L. Scott Rice, Director of the Air National Guard, Maj. Gen. David Mikolaities, Adjutant General of New Hampshire, and Brig. Gen. Laurie Farris, Commander of the New Hampshire Air National Guard, hold up a NH state flag as they exit the first delivered KC-46 Pegasus to Pease Air National Guard Base, NH, Aug. 8, 2019. The Pegasus forges a new era at Pease marking the first upgrade to its aircraft inventory in decades.(U.S. Air National Guard photo by Senior Airman Taylor Queen)

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KC-46 at Pease: the future is now

Members from the 157th Maintenance Group celebrate the landing of the first KC-46A Pegasus at Pease Air National Guard Base Aug. 8, 2019. The Pegasus forges a new era at Pease, marking the first upgrade to its aircraft inventory in decades. (U.S. Air National Guard photo by Senior Airman Victoria Nelson)

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KC-46 at Pease: The future is now

Brig. Gen. Laurie Farris, commander of the New Hampshire Air National Guard, greets Matthew Donovan, the acting secretary of the Air Force, on the flight line at Pease ANGB, Aug. 8, 2019. Dononan attended a welcoming event to commemorate the arrival of the new KC-46A air refueling tanker. (U. S. Air National Guard photo by Staff Sgt. Charles Johnston)

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KC-46 at Pease: the future is now

Col. John Pogorek, 157th Air Refueling Wing commander, greets Matthew Donovan, the acting secretary of the Air Force, on the flight line at Pease Air National Guard Base, Aug. 8, 2019. Donovan attended a welcoming event to commemorate the arrival of the new KC-46A air refueling tanker. Pease was the first National Guard Base to receive the plane. (U. S. Air National Guard photo by Staff Sgt. Charles Johnston)

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KC-46 at Pease: The future is now

Matthew Donovan, the acting secretary of the Air Force, is flanked by Capt. Jordan Gauvin, 133rd Air Refueling Squadron, and U.S. Sen. Jeanne Shaeen during a KC-46A air refueling tanker welcoming event at Pease Air National Guard Base, Aug. 8, 2019. The plane's arrival marks a new era of refueling at Pease, which was the first National Guard base to receive the new aircraft. (U.S. Air National Guard photo by Staff Sgt. Charles Johnston)

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KC-46 at Pease: The future is now

Matthew Donovan, the acting secretary of the Air Force, is greeted by Staff Sgt. Ashley Shipman, an Airmen assigned to the 157th Air Refueling Wing, Pease Air National Guard Base, N.H., Aug. 8, 2019. Donovan attended a welcoming event at the base to commemorate the arrival of the KC-46A air refueling tanker. Pease was the first National Guard Base to receive the new aircraft, which replaced the divested KC-135 Stratotanker. Hundreds of people attended a welcoming event held along the flight line to usher in the new era of aerial refuelers and future generations of Pease Airmen. (U. S. Air National Guard photo by Staff Sgt. Charles Johnston)

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Family Ties

Lt. Gen. L. Scott Rice, Director of the Air National Guard, poses with his son, Capt. Leon Rice, a pilot assigned to the 157th Air Refueling Wing, and his grandson in front of the new KC-46A Pegasus Aug. 8, 2019 at Pease Air National Guard Base, N.H. Rice celebrated his last flight in his Air Force career, flying in with his son back to their home state and delivering the first KC-46 to Pease. (U.S. Air National Guard photo by Senior Airman Victoria Nelson)

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Pease receives new KC-46A tanker

Published Aug. 8, 2019
157th Air Refueling Wing

PEASE AIR NATIONAL GUARD BASE, N.H. -- A crew chief assigned to the 157th Air Refueling Wing marshalls in the new KC-46A Pegasus Aug. 8, 2019 at Pease Air National Guard Base, N.H. The Pegasus is the most modern aerial refuler in the U.S. Air Force inventory. (U.S. Air National Guard photo by Senior Airmen Victoria Nelson)

KC-46 at Pease: the future is now

Welcome to Pegasus Country

KC-46 at Pease: the future is now

KC-46 at Pease: The future is now

KC-46 at Pease: the future is now

KC-46 at Pease: The future is now

KC-46 at Pease: The future is now

Family Ties