10/04/2024 | Press release | Archived content
NASHVILLE, Tenn. - U.S. Senator Marsha Blackburn (R-Tenn.) released the following statement after the 134th Air Refueling Wing at McGhee Tyson Air National Guard (ANG) Base outside of Knoxville, Tennessee, was selected for the final phase of competition to house the U.S. Department of the Air Force's next generation of air refueling aircraft, the KC-46 Pegasus:
"With decades of proven experience and service, McGhee Tyson ANG Base would be the perfect fit to receive and employ the KC-46, and I applaud the Air Force's decision to keep Tennessee in the running," said Senator Blackburn.
Earlier this year, Senator Blackburn led the entire Tennessee congressional delegation in sending a letter urging U.S. Air Force Secretary Frank Kendall III to make McGhee Tyson ANG Base the seventh main operating base for the KC-46. Senator Blackburn recently spoke with Air Force officials, who informed her of the Department's decision to keep Tennessee in the running between seven possible locations.
Click here to download this photo of Senator Blackburn with Airmen of Tennessee's 134th Air Refueling Wing.
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