Hydraulic Airmen maintain KC-46 boom Published March 22, 2021 By Senior Airman Alan Ricker 22nd Air Refueling Wing Public Affairs MCCONNELL AIR FORCE BASE, Kan. -- Airmen assigned to the 22nd Maintenance Squadron maintain a KC-46A Pegasus boom March 13, 2021, at McConnell Air Force Base, Kansas. Hydraulics Airmen removed the interior telescoping tube to replace a boom surge boot, which acts as a shock absorber while attached to a receiver aircraft. (U.S. Air Force photo by Senior Airman Alan Ricker)
