Travis' 60th APS has first experience with KC-46

U.S. Air Force Staff Sgt. Curtis Taylor, 60th Aerial Port Squadron air terminal operation center senior controller, prepares to load cargo onto a McConnell Air Force Base, Kansas, KC-46 Pegasus Aug. 21, 2019, at Travis AFB, California. Taylor was part of the Travis AFB crew who met the visiting KC-46 and which mission it was to load life rafts for the U.S. Navy's USS Port Royal onto the aircraft and other cargo. (U.S. Air Force photo by Senior Airman Christian Conrad)

Travis' 60th APS has first experience with KC-46

U.S. Air Force Staff Sgt. Eric Yates, 22nd Aircraft Maintenance Squadron crew chief from McConnell Air Force Base, Kansas, conducts a post-flight check of a KC-46 Pegasus Aug. 21, 2019, at Travis AFB, California. Yates, along with the rest of the KC-46 crew, worked with Travis' 60th Aerial Port Squadron to load the aircraft with life rafts and other cargo for the U.S. Navy's USS Port Royal. (U.S. Air Force photo by Senior Airman Christian Conrad)

Travis' 60th APS has first experience with KC-46

An Airman from McConnell Air Force Base, Kansas, conducts a post-flight check of a KC-46 Pegasus Aug. 21, 2019, at Travis AFB, California. The KC-46 aircrew coordinated with Travis' 60th Aerial Port Squadron during the trip, enlisting their help in loading supplies aboard the aircraft. (U.S. Air Force photo by Senior Airman Christian Conrad)

Travis' 60th APS has first experience with KC-46

U.S. Airmen from the 60th Aerial Port Squadron from Travis Air Force Base, California, load cargo onto a McConnell AFB, Kansas, KC-46 Pegasus Aug. 21, 2019. The KC-46's stop at Travis entailed a late-night load of life rafts and other cargo for the U.S. Navy's USS Port Royal. (U.S. Air Force photo by Senior Airman Christian Conrad)

Travis' 60th APS has first experience with KC-46

U.S. Air Force Airman Ryan Richardsson, 60th Aerial Port Squadron air transportation journeyman, directs a cargo-loading vehicle away from a McConnell Air Force Base, Kansas, KC-46 Pegasus Aug. 21, 2019, at Travis AFB, California. Richardson was part of the Travis AFB crew who met the visiting KC-46 and which mission it was to load life rafts and other cargo onto the aircraft for the U.S. Navy's USS Port Royal. (U.S. Air Force photo by Senior Airman Christian Conrad)

Travis' 60th APS has first experience with KC-46

U.S. Airmen from McConnell Air Force Base, Kansas, and Travis AFB, California, engage in post-flight and cargo-loading protocol, respectively, Aug. 21, 2019, at Travis AFB. The cargo load was the first time Airmen from Travis' 60th Aerial Port Squadronworked with the new KC-46 PEgasus aircraft. (U.S. Air Force photo by Senior Airman Christian Conrad)

Travis' 60th APS has first experience with KC-46

Published Sept. 10, 2019
By Senior Airman Christian Conrad
60th Air Mobility Wing Public Affairs