Lt. Col. Mike Pillion, an Air Force Reserve pilot from the 514th Air Mobility Wing at Joint Base McGuire-Dix-Lakehurst, N.J., proudly poses in front of KC-10 Extender #86-0036 prior to flying his final or fini-flight following the aircraft’s ceremonious retirement at JBMDL 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, Pillion flew #86-0036’s final mission to the 309th Aerospace Maintenance and Regeneration Group at Davis-Monthan Air Force Base, Ariz., where it will 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. Pillion’s fini-flight capped a distinguished XX-year career in which he amassed the most hours of any pilot in the KC-10 – XXX. 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 07:03 |
| Photo ID: | 6274726 |
| VIRIN: | 200713-F-DV652-1049 |
| Resolution: | 4109x2734 |
| Size: | 3.7 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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