Eighth and ninth Pegasus for 133rd Air Refueling Squadron
On the evening of 6 November 2020, two newly assigned Boeing KC-46A tankers, 16-46013 and 18-46053, arrived at Pease Air National Guard Base near Portsmouth (NH).
The delivery of the first Pegasus to New Hampshire ANG's 133rd Air Refueling Squadron Live Free or Die, part of the 157th Air Refueling Wing, was on 8 August 2019.
Since then, deliveries to Pease ANGB have continued steadily. With this latest KC-46As delivered, it is expected that the 133rd ARS/157th ARW soon will have their full complement of tanker aircraft.
The latest Pegasus arrivals will also receive the tail flash graphics, being a blue tailband with the white text "New Hampshire" in it.
The number of KC-46s delivered to operational units has increased to 39. Four units, of which one Air National Guard and one Air Force Reserve Command unit, are operating the new tankers or are in the process of replacing the KC-135R Stratotanker with the new tanker.
22nd ARW (AMC) at McConnell AFB (KS)
15-46009, 16-46016, 16-46017, 16-46022, 16-46023, 17-46026, 17-46030, 17-46031, 17-46035, 17-46036, 17-46037, 17-46038, 18-46039, 18-46040, 18-46042, 18-46043, 18-46044, 18-46045, 18-46048
56th ARS / 97th AMW (AETC) at Altus AFB (OK)
17-46025, 17-46027, 17-46028, 17-46032, 17-46033, 18-46041, 18-46049
133rd ARS NH ANG Live Free or Die / 157th ARW (ANG) at Portsmouth/Pease Intl Tradeport (NH)
16-46013, 16-46015, 16-46018, 16-46019, 17-46029, 17-46034, 18-46047, 18-46050, 18-46053
77th ARS The Totin' Tigers / 916th ARW (AFRC) at Seymour Johnson AFB (NC)
Photos: USAF