The U.S. Airforce Force announced that its first KC‐46A Pegasus aerial refueling aircraft landed at Altus Air Force Base in Oklahoma for combat training.
According to a statement by the 730th Air Mobility Training Squadron and Air Force top Generals, the newest aerial refueling aircraft, the KC‐46A Pegasus provides improved capabilities over older Air Force air refueling aircraft.
While speaking at the unveiling ceremony, Gen. David Goldfein, Chief of Staff of the U.S. Air Force reiterated that they continue training the best Airmen and that they will equip them well. The General took pride that the U.S. Airmen at Altus have been equipped with the finest tanker on the planet.”
AETC Commander, Lt. Gen. Steven Kwast, highlighted the importance and impact of training future aviators.
“We have taught these Airmen to be competitors,”. “If they do what I know they are capable of doing, you might find that this machine, coupled with the team of Airmen who know how to use it, becomes one of the most powerful tools of air superiority in the 21st century.” Kwast said
Total force Airmen at Altus AFB will put the KC-46 through its paces in the Combat Mobility and Expeditionary Training Center of Excellence, where more than 2,000 airlift and aerial refueling aircrew members train annually.
