With Lt. Col. Mike Pillion at the controls, KC-10 Extender #86-0036 takes to the skies for its final mission to the 309th Aerospace Maintenance and Regeneration Group at Davis-Monthan Air Force Base, Ariz., following its ceremonious retirement at Joint Base McGuire-Dix-Lakehurst, N.J. on July 13. The first of three KC-10s from the Air Force’s Backup-Aircraft Inventory congressional approved for retirement during Fiscal Year 2020, Extender #86-0036 will continue to support the remaining 58 Extenders with parts as they are flown for several years while the KC-46A Pegasus is integrated into Air Mobility Command’s Total Force tanker enterprise. As an Air Force Reserve pilot with JBMDL’s 514th Air Mobility Wing, Pillion amassed the most hours of any pilot in the KC-10 – XXX – throughout a distinguished XX-year career. The flight marked Pillion’s final or fini-flight. For nearly four decades, KC-10s have helped secure global reach for America, providing in-flight refueling to U.S. and coalition aircraft, from Operations Desert Shield and Desert Storm to Operation Inherent Resolve. The KC-10 is flown from JBMDL by both the 305th AMW and its associate Air Force Reserve unit, the 514th AMW.
| Date Taken: | 07.13.2020 |
| Date Posted: | 07.15.2020 07:04 |
| Photo ID: | 6274725 |
| VIRIN: | 200713-F-DV652-1053 |
| Resolution: | 3115x2073 |
| Size: | 2.31 MB |
| Location: | JOINT BASE MCGUIRE-DIX-LAKEHURST, NEW JERSEY, US |
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Boneyard Bound: First KC-10 set for retirement
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