KC-46 first refuel of Navy Blue Angels

A KC-46 Pegasus assigned to the 931st Air Refueling Wing refuels a U.S. Navy Blue Angels F/A-18 Hornet. This marks the first time the 931st ARW has refueled the Blue Angels using a KC-46. The KC-46 represents the beginning of a new era in air-to-air refueling capability to support the U.S. Air Force, Navy and Marine Corps. The modernized fly-by-wire boom provides a larger air refueling envelope than the KC-46’s predecessor, the KC-135 Stratotanker. In addition to the boom pictured, the aircraft is capable of refueling through drogue and wing aerial fueling pods (WARPs) to provide simultaneous multi-point air refueling. (U.S. Air Force photo by Maj. Andrea Morris)

KC-46 first refuel of Navy Blue Angels

A KC-46 Pegasus assigned to the 931st Air Refueling Wing awaits its first customer for the day, a U.S. Navy Blue Angels F/A-18 Hornet shown flying in formation July 1, 2020. This marks the first time the 931st ARW refueled the Blue Angels using a KC-46. The KC-46 represents the beginning of a new era in air-to-air refueling capability to support the U.S. Air Force, Navy and Marine Corps. The modernized fly-by-wire boom provides a larger air refueling envelope than the KC-46’s predecessor, the KC-135 Stratotanker. In addition to the boom pictured, the aircraft is capable of refueling through drogue and wing aerial fueling pods (WARPs) to provide simultaneous multi-point air refueling. (U.S. Air Force photo by Maj. Andrea Morris)

Reserve Wing refuels Blue Angels using a KC-46

Published July 8, 2020
By Maj. Andrea Morris
931st Air Refueling Wing

MCCONNELL AIR FORCE BASE, Kan. -- A KC-46 Pegasus assigned to the 931st Air Refueling Wing refuels a U.S. Navy Blue Angels F/A-18 Hornet. This marks the first time the 931st ARW has refueled the Blue Angels using a KC-46. The KC-46 represents the beginning of a new era in air-to-air refueling capability to support the U.S. Air Force, Navy and Marine Corps. The modernized fly-by-wire boom provides a larger air refueling envelope than the KC-46’s predecessor, the KC-135 Stratotanker. In addition to the boom pictured, the aircraft is capable of refueling through drogue and wing aerial fueling pods (WARPs) to provide simultaneous multi-point air refueling. (U.S. Air Force photo by Maj. Andrea Morris)