In addition to its regular tasking roles of air refueling, aeromedical evacuation, air transport of passengers and cargo, the KC-46A-equipped squadrons at McGuire are participating in an increasing number of exercises in the United States to further evaluate the aircraft. Furthermore, the US Air Force continues to train its combat-coded squadrons to the doctrine of Agile Combat Employment, dubbed ACE, and its KC-46A units are no exception. ACE alongside the Department of Defense Joint All-Domain Command and Control (JADC2) concept, designed to connect sensors from all military services, is a big part of the training and operations because both represent what KC-46 squadrons will be doing in the future.
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