Lt. Col. Mike Pillion, an Air Force Reserve pilot
from the 514th Air Mobility Wing at Joint Base
McGuire-Dix-Lakehurst, N.J., completes 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.
(U.S. Air Force photo by Master Sergeant
Joseph A. Vigil)
Date Taken: | 07.13.2020 |
Date Posted: | 07.16.2020 16:52 |
Photo ID: | 6276833 |
VIRIN: | 200713-F-IV812-867 |
Resolution: | 6016x4016 |
Size: | 13.68 MB |
Location: | US |
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