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Refueling the Mission Part 1: Refueling is the Magic of Air Mobility

A KC-46 Pegasus assigned to the 418th Flight Test Squadron conducts an air refueling test mission with a F-16 Fighting Falcon over the skies of Southern California. Refueling is the magic of air mobility. It is a joint effort between Boeing, Air Mobility Command, Air Force Test Center, 418th Flight Test Squadron and Air Force Life Cycle Management Center to successfully complete the mission.
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Refueling the Mission Part 1: Refueling is the Magic of Air Mobility

A KC-46 Pegasus assigned to the 418th Flight Test Squadron conducts an air refueling test mission with a Boeing B-52 Stratofortress over the skies of Southern California. Receivers come in many types of aircraft depending on this mission.
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Refueling the Mission Part 1: Refueling is the Magic of Air Mobility

A KC-46 Pegasus conducts an air refueling test mission at night with a F-16 Fighting Falcon using the Remote Vision System 2.0 over the Southern California coast. It is a joint effort between Boeing, Air Mobility Command, Air Force Test Center, 418th Flight Test Squadron and Air Force Life Cycle Management Center to successfully test the RVS 2.0 update.
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Refueling the Mission Part 1: Refueling is the Magic of Air Mobility

A KC-46 Pegasus conducts an air refueling test mission with a F-16 Fighting Falcon over the skies of Southern California. Operating a specialized boom from the back of a KC-46, In-flight Refueling Specialists pump thousands of gallons of jet fuel into aircraft in need of fuel. (Photo courtesy of Boeing)
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Refueling the Mission Part 1: Refueling is the Magic of Air Mobility

A Boeing maintainer guides a KC-46 Pegasus out of of the flight-line to conduct an air refueling test mission at Edwards Air Force Base, Calif. It is a joint effort between Boeing, Air Mobility Command, Air Force Test Center, 418th Flight Test Squadron and Air Force Life Cycle Management Center to successfully complete the mission.
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Air Force pilots reach new program milestones in electric vertical takeoff and landing aircraft

Capt. Terrence McKenna, test and experimentation lead for Agility Prime with the 370th Flight Test Squadron (FLTS), an Air Force Reserve Command unit out of Edwards Air Force Base, Calif., takes notes during a meeting. McKenna was one of four Air Force pilots that remotely flew a Joby S4 electric vertical takeoff and landing (eVTOL) aircraft at the company’s Marina, California, manufacturing facility April 20. (Courtesy photo)
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Air Force pilots reach new program milestones in electric vertical takeoff and landing aircraft

The Joby S4 is a five-seat electric vertical takeoff and landing (eVTOL) aircraft. AFWERX Agility Prime announced April 25, 2023, that it has entered into a third extension of its Small Business Innovation Research (SBIR) Phase III contract with Joby. The extension enables options for Joby to deliver up to nine of its low acoustic signature, zero-operating emissions S4 aircraft to the Air Force and other government partners. The first two Joby aircraft will be delivered to Edwards Air Force Base, Calif., before March 2024. (Courtesy photo)
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Air Force pilots reach new program milestones in electric vertical takeoff and landing aircraft

Capt. Terrence McKenna, test and experimentation lead for Agility Prime with the 370th Flight Test Squadron (FLTS), an Air Force Reserve Command unit out of Edwards Air Force Base, Calif., trains in a Joby S4 simulator. The Joby S4 is a five-seat electric vertical takeoff and landing (eVTOL) aircraft. (Courtesy photo)
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Air Force pilots reach new program milestones in electric vertical takeoff and landing aircraft

George "Hank"​ Griffiths Jr., AFWERX chief of airworthiness and test, trains in a Joby S4 simulator. The Joby S4 is a five-seat electric vertical takeoff and landing (eVTOL) aircraft. (Courtesy photo)
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Air Force pilots reach new program milestones in electric vertical takeoff and landing aircraft

Maj. Mike Corson (left), 418th Flight Test Squadron commander, and Capt. Terrence McKenna, AFWERX Agility Prime test and experimentation lead, perform a pre-flight check on a Joby S4 aircraft. The Joby S4 is a five-seat electric vertical takeoff and landing (eVTOL) aircraft. (Courtesy photo)
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AEDC hosts mentoring seminar for scientists, engineers

Calain Shcuman, left, technical lead for data analysis, 716th Test Squadron, 804th Test Group, Arnold Engineering Development Complex, participates in a panel discussion March 31, 2023, as part of the AEDC Scientist and Engineer Career Planning and Mentoring Seminar at Arnold Air Force Base, Tenn., headquarters of AEDC. The seminar also included separate sessions for the junior science and engineering workforce and supervisors. (U.S. Air Force photo by Jill Pickett)
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AEDC hosts mentoring seminar for scientists, engineers

Ed Tucker, right, senior technical director of Arnold Engineering Development Complex, speaks about his career path March 31, 2023, during the Arnold Engineering Development Complex Scientist and Engineer Career Planning and Mentoring Seminar at Arnold Air Force Base, Tenn., headquarters of AEDC. Also pictured is. Dr. Tom Fetterhoff, technical adviser for aerodynamic, propulsion and ground test and evaluation, Air Force Test Center. Brian Ravak, technical director of the 704th Test Group, AEDC, participated in the panel discussion through Microsoft Teams. (U.S. Air Force photo by Jill Pickett)
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AEDC hosts mentoring seminar for scientists, engineers

Kevin Muckerheide, second from left, Arnold Engineering Development Complex vice director, participates in a panel discussion March 31, 2023, as part of the AEDC Scientist and Engineer Career Planning and Mentoring Seminar at Arnold Air Force Base, Tenn., headquarters of AEDC. The seminar also included separate sessions for the junior science and engineering workforce and supervisors. (U.S. Air Force photo by Jill Pickett)
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AEDC hosts mentoring seminar for scientists, engineers

Dr. Tom Fetterhoff, technical adviser for aerodynamic, propulsion and ground test and evaluation, Air Force Test Center, speaks about his career path March 31, 2023, during a panel discussion as part of the AEDC Scientist and Engineer Career Planning and Mentoring Seminar at Arnold Air Force Base, Tenn., headquarters of AEDC. AEDC is one of the three organizations that make up the AFTC. Dr. Eileen Bjorkman, executive director of the AFTC, participated in the panel discussion through Microsoft Teams. (U.S. Air Force photo by Jill Pickett)
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AEDC hosts mentoring seminar for scientists, engineers

Jason Coker, third from left, director of the NASA Space Environments Testing Management Office and former vice director of Arnold Engineering Development Complex, participates in a panel discussion March 31, 2023, as part of the AEDC Scientist and Engineer Career Planning and Mentoring Seminar at Arnold Air Force Base, Tenn., headquarters of AEDC. The seminar also included separate sessions for the junior science and engineering workforce and supervisors. (U.S. Air Force photo by Jill Pickett)
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AEDC hosts mentoring seminar for scientists, engineers

Christopher Wilcox, deputy director of Test and Evaluation, Headquarters U.S. Air Force, speaks about his career path March 31, 2023, during the Arnold Engineering Development Complex Scientist and Engineer Career Planning and Mentoring Seminar at Arnold Air Force Base, Tenn., headquarters of AEDC. In addition to the panel discussion shown, the seminar included separate sessions for the junior science and engineering workforce and supervisors. (U.S. Air Force photo by Jill Pickett)
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C-5 heavy cargo training

An R-11 fuel truck rolls toward the mouth of a C-5 Super Galaxy to be loaded April 5 at Eglin Air Force Base, Fla. The 436th Airlift Wing aircraft flew to Eglin for some heavy cargo training for Air Force and Army aerial porters and loadmasters. More than 150,000 pounds of equipment was loaded, secured and offloaded in only a few hours. (U.S. Air Force photo/Samuel King Jr.)
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C-5 heavy cargo training

Staff Sgt. Phillip Hernandez, 96th Logistics Readiness Squadron aerial porter, helps 7th Special Forces Group Soldiers secure a front-end loader to the floor of a C-5M Super Galaxy April 5 at Eglin Air Force Base, Fla. The 436th Airlift Wing aircraft flew to Eglin for some heavy cargo training for Air Force and Army aerial porters and loadmasters. More than 150,000 pounds of equipment was loaded, secured and offloaded in only a few hours. (U.S. Air Force photo/Samuel King Jr.)
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C-5 heavy cargo training

A front-end loader ascends up a C-5 Super Galaxy’s ramp to be loaded April 5 at Eglin Air Force Base, Fla. The 436th Airlift Wing aircraft flew to Eglin for some heavy cargo training for Air Force and Army aerial porters and loadmasters. More than 150,000 pounds of equipment was loaded, secured and offloaded in only a few hours. (U.S. Air Force photo/Samuel King Jr.)
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C-5 heavy cargo training

Staff Sgt. Christian Pauley, 96th Logistics Readiness Squadron aerial porter, secures an ambulance to the floor of a C-5M Super Galaxy April 5 at Eglin Air Force Base, Fla. The 436th AW aircraft flew to Eglin for some heavy cargo training for Air Force and Army aerial porters and loadmasters. More than 150,000 pounds of equipment was loaded, secured and offloaded in only a few hours. (U.S. Air Force photo/Samuel King Jr.)
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