Metrea Announces Start Ever Commercial Aerial Refueling Of Us Air Forcefulness Aircraft
Metrea is proud to take been office of a historic get-go by providing commercial air-to-air refueling to U.southward. Air Force RC-135 as well as due east-3 aircraft in back up of practice RESOLUTE HUNTER. While U.S. Navy in addition to Marine Corps units regularly role commercial aerial refueling services for training too support, this marks the first fourth dimension that U.south. Air Force aircraft accept used commercial aerial refueling.
From June 23 through June 29, Metrea Strategic Mobility (MSM) provided iv aerial refueling back up missions for RC-135 together with E-iii aircraft in back up of practise RESOLUTE HUNTER. The total included xiii boom contacts and near 90,000 pounds of fuel offloaded, providing both aerial refueling grooming for the RC-135 too eastward-3 crews, in addition to enabling them to extend their participation inward the RESOLUTE HUNTER exercise.
An RC-135 Rivet Joint assigned to the 55th Wing from Offutt Air Force Base was the outset to receive commercial air-to-air refueling, followed by an E-3 Sentry assigned to the 552nd Air Control Wing from Tinker Air Force Base.
For Metrea Strategic Mobility this marks another historic milestone, afterward latterly completing the starting time ever commercial boom refueling in Apr 2023 inwards support of a U.S. Navy P-8.
Metrea Strategic Mobility has sent a KC-135R to participate inward the Royal International Air Tattoo at RAF Fairford, U.K., July xiv-xvi.
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From June 23 through June 29, Metrea Strategic Mobility (MSM) provided iv aerial refueling back up missions for RC-135 together with E-iii aircraft in back up of practise RESOLUTE HUNTER. The total included xiii boom contacts and near 90,000 pounds of fuel offloaded, providing both aerial refueling grooming for the RC-135 too eastward-3 crews, in addition to enabling them to extend their participation inward the RESOLUTE HUNTER exercise.
"It was plumbing fixtures that we could support the the States Air Force inward achieving this major milestone during the same week that nosotros marked the 100th anniversary of aerial refueling," said Jon "Ty" Thomas, Head of Metrea'second Air too Space Group. "Our team worked closely with NAVAIR, Air Combat Command, together with the receiver RC-135 together with E-iii units to force this off as well as deliver the grooming outcome needed. We wait forwards to supporting more U.S.A. Air Force refueling requirements also every bit increasing call for from allies and partners."
An RC-135 Rivet Joint assigned to the 55th Wing from Offutt Air Force Base was the outset to receive commercial air-to-air refueling, followed by an E-3 Sentry assigned to the 552nd Air Control Wing from Tinker Air Force Base.
For Metrea Strategic Mobility this marks another historic milestone, afterward latterly completing the starting time ever commercial boom refueling in Apr 2023 inwards support of a U.S. Navy P-8.
Metrea Strategic Mobility has sent a KC-135R to participate inward the Royal International Air Tattoo at RAF Fairford, U.K., July xiv-xvi.
SOURCE Metrea
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