Three Generations Aloft: KC-135, KC-46A, and C-17 Mark Historic Ceremonial Refueling - Broll 1 of 2
134th Air Refueling Wing
Video by Senior Airman Ben Cash
Dec. 6, 2025 | 3:59
A 164th Airlift Wing C-17 Globemaster III from Memphis, Tenn. approaches a KC-46A Pegasus for fuel during a ceremonial multi-generation refueling flight on December 6, 2025. The mission highlighted the transition from the 134th Air Refueling Wing's legacy KC-135 Stratotanker to the KC-46A Pegasus. The next-generation aircraft provides a significant increase in global reach, readiness and resilience. (U.S. Air National Guard video by Senior Airman Ben Cash) More


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  • Military families unite downrange

    Deployments are never easy - spending months at a time miles away from friends and family. But for a select few military members, the stars sometimes align and their time downrange is spent with a loved one. Some of these lucky Airmen are deployed here to "The Rock" and include mother and daughter,

  • "SANTA COP 2009" A RECORD YEAR

    "Santa's here!" The words heard over and over as members of the Santa Cops procession delivered presents to patients, their siblings, and the staff at East Tennessee Children's Hospital on Dec. 5, 2009.  The brainchild of Senior Master Sgt. Steven Payne and Master Sgt. Richard Parker, the Santa Cops

  • 134th Medical Squadron Members Deploy to Spangdahlem Air Base, Germany

    Twenty-six members of the 134th Medical Group recently traveled to Spangdahlem Air Base, Germany for a two-week annual training field deployment.  While at Spangdahlem, members worked with active duty personnel from the 52nd Medical Group to conduct a major accident response exercise, work in

  • Tennessee Takes It to Kentucky

    11 fishing teams from the 134th Air Refueling Wing traveled to Gilbertsville, Ky., April 27 thru May 1 to fish in the 14th Annual Air National Guard Bass tournament held on the Kentucky and Barkley Lakes. The 11 teams braved some of the heaviest rain, high winds and three to four foot waves to take

  • Honor Through Actions

    Nineteen members of the 134th Security Forces Squadron competed in the second annual Mountain Man March in Gatlinburg, Tenn. on April 4th. It took the last Security Forces Member over 62,000 steps to complete the grueling 26.2 mile Mountain Man March in 10 hours. Sixteen SFS members completed the

  • Santa Cops Aims to bring Cheer to Children of East Tennessee

    For the ninth year running, Airmen made the procession through the bright halls of East Tennessee Children's Hospital on Dec. 6, 2008 to bestow holiday cheer and presents to patients, families and staff. This noble endeavor was started in 1999 by Senior Master Sgt. Steven Payne and Master Sgt.

  • Chief of National Guard Bureau Honored at McGhee Tyson

    The Order of the Sword is the highest honor the enlisted ranks can bestow on an officer. This is not an honor given out lightly. The Order of the Sword must be earned through exceptional service to the enlisted corps. The honoree takes part in a ceremony exclusively orchestrated and attended by the

  • "Voice of the Air National Guard" visits McGhee Tyson

    Celebrity spokesperson for the Air National Guard, Laura Bryna, visited McGhee Tyson Air National Guard Base on Sept. 26. The petite, spunky and bubbly Bryna was in town to perform at the 5th Annual Hot Air Balloon Festival at Pellissippi State CC and wanted to visit with the Air Guardsmen of the

  • 134th Air Refueling Wing Improves Base Entrance

    A Ribbon Cutting Ceremony for a $3.2 million entrance to McGhee Tyson Air National Guard Base took place on Feb. 5. The Department of Defense awarded McGhee Tyson ANGB funding to improve the entrance to the Air Guard Base. The project is a result of government security standards put in place after