71 RQS is first operational unit to receive fuel from KC-46A Pegasus
U.S. Air Force Lt. Col. Philip Varilek, left, and Maj. Patrick Robinson, 71st Rescue Squadron HC-130J Combat King II pilots, prepare to receive fuel from a KC-46A Pegasus assigned to the 916th Air Refueling Wing, Seymour Johnson Air Force Base, North Carolina, during a flight near Moody Air Force Base, Georgia, Aug. 24, 2021. The KC-46A’s hose and drogue system adds additional mission capability that is independently operable from the refueling boom system. The 71st RQS is the first operational unit to be refueled by the KC-46A Pegasus. (U.S. Air Force photo by Senior Airman Rebeckah Medeiros)
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Senior Airman Rebeckah Medeiros
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