Maj. Gen. John F. Thompson, KC-46 Tanker Program director, details the capabilities of the new air-refueling aircraft at the 2012 Air Force Association Air and Space conference in Washington, D.C., Sept. 18, 2012. Thompson said the KC-46 tanker will have 18 aircraft in place at air refueling wings by 2017. (U.S. Air Force photo by Senior Airman Steele C. G. Britton)