McChord C-17s First in AMC to Refuel with Commercial KDC-10B Tanker

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…

C-17 Refuels Off Commercial Tanker for First Time in AMC History

Air Mobility Command, responsible for the Air Force’s airlift and tanker fleets, got some refueling help of its own from a commercial provider for the first time earlier this month.  The milestone came when a KDC-10 tanker owned by Omega Air Refueling passed fuel onto a C-17 over California on April 10. The airlifter came from the 62nd Airlift Wing at Joint Base Lewis-McChord, which said in an April 23 release that it used a Pacific Air Forces …

McChord C-17s First in AMC to Refuel with Commercial KDC-10B Tanker

In a historic first for Air Mobility Command, U.S. Air Force Airmen with the 62d Operations Support Squadron and 8th Airlift Squadron conducted a C-17 Globemaster III training flight to execute aerial refueling with a commercial KDC-10B on April 10, 2025.