KC-46 Flies First Combat Refueling Sortie In Middle East

Brian Everstine September 15, 2022
U.S. Air Force Capt. Cody Donahue, a KC-46 pilot with the 344th Air Refueling Squadron, prepares to take off Aug. 29 for the tanker’s first combat sortie.
Credit: U.S. Air Force
The U.S. Air Force’s newest refueler, the Boeing KC-46, has flown its first combat refueling sortie as part of an exercise to employ the tanker downrange before it is officially operational. The KC-46, deployed to Al Udeid Air Base, Qatar, fueled up two Boeing F-15E Strike Eagles during an Aug. 29...
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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