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'Should major hubs such as Andersen Air Force Base on Guam and/or Kadena Air Base on Okinawa in Japan be damaged or rendered temporarily unusable, tanker operations could be pushed hundreds or even thousands of miles farther from the fight, reducing efficiency and increasing operational risk. 'However, ACE [Agile Combat Employment] hasn’t typically been applied to refueling operations because those big tankers are limited to certain airfields. 'In a Pacific conflict, the ability to operate from a greater number of runways may prove as important as the amount of fuel a tanker can carry'. The article's an Embraer ad, but the above points are valid, I reckon. https://breakingdefense.com/2026/07/the-solution-to-the-tanker-problem-the-us-military-keeps-finding-in-pacific-wargames/