Contributed photo by John D. Parker/Boeing The KC-46A Pegasus deploys the centerline boom for the first time Oct. 9, 2015. The boom is the fastest way to refuel aircraft at 1,200 gallons per minute.
For the second time in three years, Fairchild Air Force Base has made the shortlist of military installations the U.S. Air Force is considering as sites for its next generation of midair refuelers, the KC-46A Pegasus tankers. The KC-46A is designed as a replacement for the KC-135, which has been in service since the 1950s.
Members of Washington's congressional delegation confirmed last week that Air Force officials have named Fairchild one of five finalists for the second round of KC-46A sites. The Air Force selected McConnell Air Force Base in Wichita, Kan. as the first location for the plane...
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