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  • Staff Sgt. Sam J. Mason, a boom operator with the 157th Operations Group, poses for a portrait in a K-C 135 Stratotanker June 13, 2018 at Pease Air National Guard Base, N.H. Mason joined the unit in April after previously serving six years in the Air Force Honor Guard in Washington, DC. (N.H. Air National Guard photo by Airman 1st Class Victoria Nelson)

    Boom Operators: Fueling the fight

    Staff Sgt. Sam J. Mason, a boom operator assigned to the 133rd Air Refueling Squadron, shares his perspective as a key player in the 157th ARW refueling mission.
  • Boeing and the 418th Flight Test Squadron are conducting ground effects and fuel onload fatigue testing on the new KC-46A Pegasus. Fuel onload fatigue tests will gather data to characterize the aircraft interaction typically experienced when the KC-46A is flying in receiver formation behind a current KC-135 Stratotanker or KC-10 Extender. While the KC-46's role is to refuel other aircraft, it too may need to be refueled from other KC-10s or KC-135s to extend its range. Fuel onload fatigue testing is the first look at the KC-46 acting in that role. (U.S. Air Force photo/Christopher Okula)

    Air Force buys next lot of Pegasus tankers

    The Air Force has awarded a $2.1 billion contract to Boeing for the third Low Rate Initial Production lot of KC-46A Pegasus tankers.
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