315AW Airmen, KC-46 Pegasus and Navy Reserves, Join Forces to Train

Reserve Citizen Airmen exercise joint skills with the U.S. Navy and Reserve wingman during a Unit Training Assembly March 1, 2024, at Joint Base Charleston, South Carolina.

Airmen from the 315th Airlift Wing, Joint Base Charleston, joined forces with the Navy Cargo Handling Battalion-11, at Joint Base Charleston, and the 77th Air Refueling Squadron’s KC-46 Pegasus aircrew, from Seymour Johnson Air Force Base, North Carolina, to exercise aerial logistics skills from load-planning the new aircraft to processing sister-service equipment for rapid deployment capability.

Senior Airman Josue Arteaga, aerial porter from the 81st Aerial Port Squadron at Joint Base Charleston, South Carolina, inspects a KC-46 Pegasus from the 77th Air Refueling Squadron, Seymour Johnson Air Force Base, North Carolina, during a Unit Training Assembly March 1, 2024 at Joint Base Charleston. The KC-46 Pegasus entered the U.S. Air Force fleet as early as 2019 and this joint training highlights the versatility of Reserve Citizen Airmen to operate on a variety of aircraft. (U.S. Air Force photo by Tech. Sgt. Della Creech)

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Tags: KC-46, 2T2, 81st Aerial Port Squadron, ReserveReady

Photo by: Tech. Sgt. Della Creech | VIRIN: 240301-F-UL476-1036.JPG

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