B-52 Conus to Conus mission displays global reach, long range precision strike capabilities

221217-F-MM027-0120.JPG Photo By: Airman 1st Class Felicia Przydzi

HICKAM AIR FORCE BASE, Hawaii - Capt. Dariel Baker, 344th Air Refueling Squadron chief of operations group mobility, stationed at McConnell Air Force Base, Kansas, approaches a KC-135 Stratotanker, from Fairchild Air Force Base, Washington, to begin in-flight refueling in the Indo-Pacific, Dec. 17, 2022. The long endurance flight included two KC-46A Pegasus tankers flying a two-part mission for a combined total of 42 hours in the Indo-Pacific region, supporting long-range strike capabilities.

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