Air Mobility Command C-17 Completes First Commercial Air-to-Air Refuel
On Apr. 10, 2025, a C-17 from Joint Base Lewis-McChord became the first in the U.S. Air Force Air Mobility Command to take fuel from a commercially contracted KDC-10B. Omega Air Refueling, based in San Antonio, Texas, has operated its own fleet of aerial refueling aircraft since 1999. The company initially operated specially converted Boeing […] The post Air Mobility Command C-17 Completes First Commercial Air-to-Air Refuel appeared first on The Aviationist.


On Apr. 10, 2025, a C-17 from Joint Base Lewis-McChord became the first in the U.S. Air Force Air Mobility Command to take fuel from a commercially contracted KDC-10B. Omega Air Refueling, based in San Antonio, Texas, has operated its own fleet of aerial refueling aircraft since 1999. The company initially operated specially converted Boeing […]
The post Air Mobility Command C-17 Completes First Commercial Air-to-Air Refuel appeared first on The Aviationist.