How One U.S. Air Force Unit Is Standing Up KC-46 Operations

Brian Everstine February 25, 2022
916th Airlift Wing Boeing KC-46A
The flight to the Singapore Airshow, where this Boeing KC-46A from the 916th Airlift Wing was on display, was the wing’s first long-distance mission. The tanker refueled F-35As on the way.
Credit: David Chua/D3DPhotography
In mid-February, a U.S. Air Force Boeing KC-46A out of North Carolina linked up with two F-35As to fuel the fighters on the long flight from the F-35As’ base in Guam to Singapore, where the new U.S. Air Force aircraft would be on public display at one of the world’s major air shows. The flight...
Brian Everstine

Brian Everstine is the Pentagon Editor for Aviation Week, based in Washington, D.C. Before joining Aviation Week in August 2021, he covered the Pentagon for Air Force Magazine. Brian began covering defense aviation in 2011 as a reporter for Military Times.

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