KC-46A Pegasus – Next generation aerial refueler

White Sands National Park can be seen in the distance behind a KC-46 Pegasus from the 97th Air Mobility Wing refueling an F-16 Fighting Falcon from the 49th Wing at Holloman Air Force Base. (U.S. Air Force photo)

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“Live Free or Die” is the motto of New Hampshire, one of the 13 original U.S. colonies. New Hampshire’s 157th Air Refueling Wing (ARW) was chosen as the first Air National Guard (ANG) unit to field the new Boeing Pegasus. The KC-135R was a major success for the unit, and New Hampshire was instrumental in maintaining solid mission readiness rate performance. With the demise of the KC-10A and now with the stalwart Stratotanker entering the...

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