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The 514th is a Reserve wing.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">\u201cWe are extremely excited to welcome the KC-46 to the joint base, where it will add to an already rich heritage of delivering hope and answering the call,\u201d 305th commander Col. 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(Boeing)<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The Air Force has been steadily expanding the Pegasus\u2019 capabilities this year. Last month, the service announced it had <a href=\"https:\/\/www.defensenews.com\/digital-show-dailies\/2021\/10\/15\/kc-46-gets-new-refueling-approvals-for-transcom-missions\/\" target=\"_blank\">approved the KC-46<\/a> to use its boom to refuel fourth-generation F-15 Eagle and F-16 Fighting Falcon fighter jets during missions for U.S. Transportation Command.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">That approval allows the Pegasus to support 62% of aircraft that need air refueling support from TRANSCOM, and allows the KC-46 to take on more missions that otherwise would have been handled by the older KC-135 Stratotanker and KC-10 Extender.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">In August, the Air Force approved the Pegasus to refuel the B-52 Stratofortress, C-17 Globemaster and other KC-46s with its boom. 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Additional capability expansions are expected in the future.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The KC-46 is also stationed at Altus Air Force Base in Oklahoma, McConnell Air Force Base in Kansas, Seymour Johnson Air Force Base in North Carolina and Pease Air National Guard Base in New Hampshire.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>McGuire-Dix-Lakehurst is expected to receive 15 more KC-46s this fiscal year, and another nine the next 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