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The 305 Air Mobility Wing and 514th Air Mobility Wing bid farewell to KC-10 Extender #86-0036 during a retirement ceremony July 13 at Joint Base McGuire-Dix-Lakehurst
The ceremony marked the first retirement of 59 KC-10 Extenders scheduled for eventual replacement by the KC-46A Pegasus.
As the first of three KC-10s from the Air Force’s Backup-Aircraft Inventory congressionally approved for retirement during Fiscal Year 2020, Extender #86-0036, was flown to the 309th Aerospace Maintenance and Regeneration Group at Davis-Monthan Air Force Base, Ariz., where it will continue to support the remaining Extenders with parts as they are flown for several years while the KC-46A Pegasus is integrated into Air Mobility Command Total Force tanker enterprise.
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 17:06 |
| Category: | Newscasts |
| Video ID: | 759902 |
| VIRIN: | 200715-F-CP320-1004 |
| Filename: | DOD_107898538 |
| Length: | 00:23:16 |
| Location: | US |
| Downloads: | 12 |
| High-Res. Downloads: | 12 |
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