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Latest "Pegasus" stories
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March Air Reserve Base is top pick to host new KC-46 tankers
The southern California base is slated to start flying the tankers in 2025 and be fully operational by 2027.
Two dozen KC-46 tankers will likely call MacDill Air Force Base home
The Florida base has been initially selected as a new home for the Pegasus aircraft, beating out Fairchild AFB in Washington. A final verdict is slated for fall 2023.
Eight more bases to compete for active-duty, Reserve KC-46A tankers
Eight Air Force bases are in the running to receive the next KC-46A Pegasus tanker units.
KC-46 delivery to Seymour Johnson delayed after debris found in fuel tank
The delay is the latest in a series of debris-related problems that has held up Boeing's delivery of the Air Force's newest tanker.
US Air Force receives new KC-46 aircraft, an event decades in the making
The Air Force is set to get its first long-delayed Boeing KC-46 Pegasus air-refueling tankers at McConnell Air Force Base in Kansas.
By Valerie Insinna and Jeff Martin