First in AETC: KC-46s refuel F-16 fighters

In the skies over New Mexico, an F-16 Fighting Falcon from the 49th Wing at Holloman Air Force Base (AFB), New Mexico, receives fuel from a KC-46 Pegasus from the 56th Air Refueling Squadron at Altus AFB, Oklahoma, December 7, 2020. This is the first time an Air Education and Training Command KC-46 has made contact with and transferred fuel to an F-16. (Courtesy photo by 1st Lt. Daniel Lee)

PHOTO BY: 1st Lt. Daniel Lee
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