Commercial aerial refueler completes first B-52, MC-130J refueling over Pacific Ocean
ANDERSEN AIR FORCE BASE, Guam — As Pacific Air Forces made history last November by using an Omega KDC-10 to refuel fighter aircraft in the Pacific for the first time,…
ANDERSEN AIR FORCE BASE, Guam — As Pacific Air Forces made history last November by using an Omega KDC-10 to refuel fighter aircraft in the Pacific for the first time, the command has now taken this milestone to new heights, reoptimizing to meet the strategic challenges in a time of great power competition.
Within the PACAF area of responsibility, an Omega KDC-10 refueled a B-52 Stratofortress assigned to the 49th Test and Evaluation Squadron, Barksdale Air Force Base, Louisiana, and an MC-130J assigned to the 1st Special Operations Squadron, Kadena Air Base, Japan over the Pacific Ocean, making it the first commercial aircraft to refuel both aircraft, March 10.