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  • KC-46 completes first around-the-world flight

    A KC-46A from the 22nd Air Refueling Wing completed the Pegasus’ first flight around the world Nov. 13-26.The first global circumnavigation for the KC-46A Pegasus provided extensive training opportunities for maintainers and aircrew at multiple locations on a seven-leg, 13-day journey that included

  • KC-10 deployed refueling mission

    A U.S. Air Force KC-10 Extender boom operator with the 908th Expeditionary Air Refueling Squadron (EARS) from Al Dhafra Air Base (ADAB), United Arab Emirates, conducts an aerial refueling with a U.S. Air Force F-35A Lightning II assigned to the 34th Expeditionary Fighter Squadron, also from ADAB, in

  • Deployed C-130 Mission

    U.S. Air Force Airmen assigned to the 746th Expeditionary Logistics Readiness Squadron load cargo into a U.S. Air Force C-130 Hercules assigned to the 746th Expeditionary Airlift Squadron at Al Udeid Air Base, Qatar, Dec. 15, 2019. The 746th EAS maintains a constant presence in the U.S. Central

  • KC-135 AOR night refueling mission

    A U.S. Air Force KC-135 Stratotanker boom operator with the 28th Expeditionary Air Refueling Squadron conducts an aerial refueling to a U.S. Air Force A-10 Thunderbolt II above Eastern Afghanistan, Dec. 6, 2019. The 28th EARS deployed with U.S. Air Forces Central Command, is responsible for

  • KC-135 AOR refueling mission

    A U.S. Air Force E-3 Sentry, assigned to the 968th Expeditionary Airborne Air Control Squadron, flies above the Arabian Gulf, Dec. 3, 2019. The E-3 Sentry is an airborne warning and control system, or AWACS, aircraft with an integrated command and control battle management, or C2BM, surveillance,

  • New Arrivals at PSAB

    U.S. Air Force Senior Airman Malik Anderson, a vehicle operator from the 378th Expeditionary Logistics Readiness Squadron, directs a truck full of luggage on Prince Sultan Air Base (PSAB), Saudi Arabia, Nov. 26, 2019. The U.S. is partnering with the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia in PSAB to enhance

  • KC-135 AOR refueling mission

    U.S. Air Force KC-135 pilots with the 28th Expeditionary Air Refueling Squadron land at Al Udeid Air Base, Nov. 24, 2019. The 28th EARS, part of the U.S. Air Forces Central Command, is responsible for delivering fuel to U.S. and coalition forces, enabling a constant presence in the area of

  • F-22 Raptor Demo Team soars above Dubai Airshow

    Spectators look on as a U.S. Air Force F-22 Raptor performs an aerial demonstration at the Dubai Airshow, Nov. 19, 2019. The Dubai Airshow, a biennial event, is recognized as the premier aviation and air industry event in the Gulf/Middle East region and is one of the largest air shows in the world.