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Frontiers March 2016 Issue

MARCH 2016 | 17 a time where we will be unable to see a receiver aircraft due to low visibility. We now have the ability to refuel in greatly reduced lighting conditions.” Before joining Boeing in 2014, Lowry spent 15 years as a boom operator— nine of them in active military duty and six with the Air National Guard. In addition to working at Boeing, Lowry still serves as an operator part time in the Air National Guard. “Being a boom operator is one of the best jobs in the Air Force,” Lowry said. “Now, to have the opportunity to work at Boeing as an air refueling operator on board the KC-46—I have my dream job.” Besides aerial refueling, operators are responsible for cargo handling, tending to passengers and aiding in aeromedical evacuations. The multi-role KC-46A will make these parts of the job much easier as well. “The KC-46 has so many features,” Lowry said. “I have just scratched the surface in terms of learning all of the nuances.” • KYMBERLY.Y.VANDLAC@BOEING.COM


Frontiers March 2016 Issue
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