May 13, 2021 Air Force Reserve led KC-46A candidate bases announced Today the Department of the Air Force announced six candidate bases for future Reserve-led KC-46A Pegasus operations with plans for 12 permanently affixed aircraft to be stationed at the base chosen.
June 6, 2017 AF announces Fairchild AFB as preferred location for additional KC-135s Today, Air Force officials announced Fairchild Air Force Base, Washington, as the preferred location for basing 12 KC-135 Stratotanker aircraft, and MacDill AFB, Florida, as the reasonable alternative.