Japanese crews have begun training on the Boeing KC-46A Pegasus tanker ahead of the planned commencement of deliveries later in the year.

Japanese airmen have joined their US counterparts for KC-46A training at Altus AFB, ahead of the commencement of aircraft deliveries later in the year. (US Air Force)

The first cadre of 12 Japan Air Self-Defense Force (JASDF) students from the service's 405th Air Refuelling Squadron (ARS) recently undertook KC-46A instruction at Altus Air Force Base (AFB) in Oklahoma, in preparation for the arrival of four tanker-transports currently on order. The 405th ARS was stood up in December 2020 as the JASDF's first KC-46A unit, with the initial students comprising six pilots and six boom operators.

Japanese crews have begun training on the Boeing KC-46A Pegasus tanker ahead of the planned commencement of deliveries later in the year.

Japanese airmen have joined their US counterparts for KC-46A training at Altus AFB, ahead of the commencement of aircraft deliveries later in the year. (US Air Force)

The first cadre of 12 Japan Air Self-Defense Force (JASDF) students from the service's 405th Air Refuelling Squadron (ARS) recently undertook KC-46A instruction at Altus Air Force Base (AFB) in Oklahoma, in preparation for the arrival of four tanker-transports currently on order. The 405th ARS was stood up in December 2020 as the JASDF's first KC-46A unit, with the initial students comprising six pilots and six boom operators.

Japanese crews have begun training on the Boeing KC-46A Pegasus tanker ahead of the planned commencement of deliveries later in the year.

Japanese airmen have joined their US counterparts for KC-46A training at Altus AFB, ahead of the commencement of aircraft deliveries later in the year. (US Air Force)

The first cadre of 12 Japan Air Self-Defense Force (JASDF) students from the service's 405th Air Refuelling Squadron (ARS) recently undertook KC-46A instruction at Altus Air Force Base (AFB) in Oklahoma, in preparation for the arrival of four tanker-transports currently on order. The 405th ARS was stood up in December 2020 as the JASDF's first KC-46A unit, with the initial students comprising six pilots and six boom operators.

Japanese crews have begun training on the Boeing KC-46A Pegasus tanker ahead of the planned commencement of deliveries later in the year.

Japanese airmen have joined their US counterparts for KC-46A training at Altus AFB, ahead of the commencement of aircraft deliveries later in the year. (US Air Force)

The first cadre of 12 Japan Air Self-Defense Force (JASDF) students from the service's 405th Air Refuelling Squadron (ARS) recently undertook KC-46A instruction at Altus Air Force Base (AFB) in Oklahoma, in preparation for the arrival of four tanker-transports currently on order. The 405th ARS was stood up in December 2020 as the JASDF's first KC-46A unit, with the initial students comprising six pilots and six boom operators.

Japanese crews have begun training on the Boeing KC-46A Pegasus tanker ahead of the planned commencement of deliveries later in the year.

Japanese airmen have joined their US counterparts for KC-46A training at Altus AFB, ahead of the commencement of aircraft deliveries later in the year. (US Air Force)

The first cadre of 12 Japan Air Self-Defense Force (JASDF) students from the service's 405th Air Refuelling Squadron (ARS) recently undertook KC-46A instruction at Altus Air Force Base (AFB) in Oklahoma, in preparation for the arrival of four tanker-transports currently on order. The 405th ARS was stood up in December 2020 as the JASDF's first KC-46A unit, with the initial students comprising six pilots and six boom operators.

Japanese crews have begun training on the Boeing KC-46A Pegasus tanker ahead of the planned commencement of deliveries later in the year.

Japanese airmen have joined their US counterparts for KC-46A training at Altus AFB, ahead of the commencement of aircraft deliveries later in the year. (US Air Force)

The first cadre of 12 Japan Air Self-Defense Force (JASDF) students from the service's 405th Air Refuelling Squadron (ARS) recently undertook KC-46A instruction at Altus Air Force Base (AFB) in Oklahoma, in preparation for the arrival of four tanker-transports currently on order. The 405th ARS was stood up in December 2020 as the JASDF's first KC-46A unit, with the initial students comprising six pilots and six boom operators.