US Air Force’s 113 KC-46 Tankers Remain U.S.-Based, Plans Pacific Deployments
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- The United States Air Force operates 113 KC-46A Pegasus aerial refueling tankers, all of which are currently stationed at bases within the continental United States and have not been placed at overseas airfields.
- The service intends to permanently position roughly one‑third of the KC-46 fleet at various Pacific locations, while maintaining a hub‑and‑spoke model that centralizes the fleet at domestic hubs such as Travis Air Force Base.
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